FARM NEWS 5
• DEC/JAN 2018
Environment Secretary
publishes bill to strengthen
animal welfare
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A new law will ensure animal
abusers are jailed for up to 5 years
and animal sentience is reflect-
ed in domestic law, under plans
published by the Environment
Secretary today.
The Government has published
a draft bill which would increase
the maximum prison sentence for
animal cruelty tenfold, from six
months to five years, in England
and Wales. The draft bill also sets
out that the government “must
have regard to the welfare needs
of animals as sentient beings in
formulating and implementing
government policy”. Subject to
consultation on the draft bill, the
government will legislate to deliv-
er both aims.
The plans underline the
government’s commitment to
raising animal welfare standards,
ensuring there will be enhanced
protections for animals as we
leave the EU.
Environment Secretary Michael
Gove said:
“As we leave the EU we will
deliver a Green Brexit, not only
maintaining but enhancing animal
welfare standards.
Animals are sentient beings who
feel pain and suffering, so we are
writing that principle into law and
ensuring that we protect their
welfare.
Our plans will also increase
sentences for those who commit
the most heinous acts of animal
cruelty to five years in jail.
We are a nation of animal lovers,
so we will make Brexit work not
just for citizens but for the animals
we love and cherish too.”
The plans to increase maxi-
mum sentences follows several
recent shocking cases where
courts have said they would
have handed down longer sen-
tences had they been available,
including a case last year when
a man trained dogs to ruthlessly
torture other animals, including
trapping a fox and a terrier dog
in a cage to brutally attack each
other.
The move has been strongly
welcomed by animal welfare
groups and follows dedicated
campaigning from Battersea Dogs
& Cats Home.
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’s
Chief Executive Claire Horton
said:
“Battersea is greatly encouraged
by the Government’s willingness
to see sentences for the most
shocking cases of animal cruelty
increase from six months to five
years.”
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