Environment Secretary Michael Gove announces plans to increase sentences for animal cruelty tenfold to five years
Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation welcomes the announcement that the Government plans to increase the maximum sentencing for animal cruelty from six months to five years. Co-Founder Lorraine Platt commented: "It's great news to hear that the Government will increase sentencing for animal cruelty. We proposed stronger sentencing in our animal welfare document which we [...]