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E-Petition;Animal cruelty convictions should have higher penalties.
spike7451
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Please sign & pass on...
https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/12962
https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/12962
Animal cruelty convictions should have higher penalties
Responsible department: Ministry of Justice
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the maximum fine for animal cruelty & welfare offences is £20,000. The maximum term of imprisonment is 6months (3months). In the majority of cases where convicted - the person rarely even gets a noticeable fine due to an ingrained attitude by the courts towards either those on low income or animal crime itself. All animal cruelty cases - even the most serious are only heard at Magistrate level, hence the limit on sentencing handed down - should this barrier exist? Magistrates knowledge is normally limited to experiences brought before them. The use & enforcement of animal bans is weak & rarely for life. I propose the following to HM government: 1. Raise the maximum fine to £50,000. 2. Raise the maximum imprisonment to 10yrs (5yrs). 3. Magistrates to complete a one day course given by an organisation such as the RSPCA to aid them. 4. Enforcement is difficult, none the less, life bans should increase. Thank you for supporting this petition.
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I have signed it
Errrr...come back later
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Signed!
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signed here as well0
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Signed by myself, DD, DH and will get the Flyball team on the case as well:DLight travels faster than sound - that's why you can see someone who looks bright until they open their mouth.0
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I've signed it0
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signed, shared0
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Done, and will ask others to do the same
Some days I wake up Grumpy ... Other days I let him lie in.0 -
done, passed on to others and commented to keep the thread going.We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.0
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Will definitely sign this and pass it on. I've long thought that the nature of the crime should be of more importance than the status of the victim.
If you have the kind of mentality that allows you to commit an act of sadistic cruelty to a living thing, then you should be locked up and not allowed to mix with the rest of us. JMHOLove the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass them, don't deprive them of their happiness.0 -
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Many thanks to everyone who signs
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