{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764349.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":764349,"attributes":{"action":"Strengthen sentencing guidelines for extreme animal cruelty cases","background":"I ask that courts consider immediate custodial sentences and lifetime animal ownership bans in cases involving extreme suffering or multiple animals.","additional_details":"After reading about a case where 23 cats were trapped in a bin and the person responsible received a suspended sentence and a 10 year ban on keeping cats and dogs, I believe stronger sentencing should be considered for severe animal cruelty cases.\r\n\r\nRecent cases involving mass suffering of animals have resulted in suspended sentences, which many members of the public feel do not reflect the severity of the harm caused.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":16,"created_at":"2026-03-14T21:41:26.494Z","updated_at":"2026-04-21T13:09:58.553Z","rejected_at":"2026-04-21T13:09:48.237Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-14T22:21:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:\r\n\r\nIntroduce custodial minimum sentences for animal cruelty offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/743142\r\n\r\nMake a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759783"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}