Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017
Seeking views on our draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill.
Opened
12 Dec 2017
Closed
31 Jan 2018
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We want to know what you think about our draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill which does two things. It states that animals are sentient beings and it increases the maximum penalty for animal welfare cruelty offences from 6 months to 5 years imprisonment.