Rejected petition Enforce judges to give custodial sentences for all animal cruelty offences.

Start imposing custodial sentences to all those individuals who have committed deliberate acts of cruelty against animals . Those of which that have resulted in the injury ,death or necessary euthanisia of an animal by a vet ,to be given the maximum sentence of five years and a lifetime ban .

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Animal lovers in the UK are incensed at the continued paltry suspended sentences imposed by judges to those who have caused deliberate harm , pain and death to animals in their care . The UK is supposed to have the highest standards in animal welfare. The insulting suspended sentences imposed by judges does not reflect this. 29/06/21 the maximum sentence for animal cruelty was increased from 6 months to 5 years . In the last four years not one single sentence of five years has been imposed .

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Introduce stricter minimum penalties for acts of animal cruelty.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701925

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Date submitted 6 March 2025
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