Rejected petition Make punishments for people that abuse, endanger or murder animals more severe

I want the government to make the punishment for the people that chose to abuse, endanger or murder animals that are not of any threat to them much more severe

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I do not feel that animal lives are taken as seriously and I feel that the punishment for animal abuse related criminal offences are not harsh enough.
I think people are significantly more careless when it comes to how they treat an animal in comparison to a human being despite them being more vulnerable (if the animal is not a current threat to them)

I think that making these punishments for animal related crimes would help put a stop to animal abuse

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Stronger penalties for animal cruelty and stricter regulations on animal sales
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/740729

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Date submitted 2 December 2025
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