Scottish Government announces plan for 5 year animal cruelty sentence

Battersea welcomes new plans to increase the maximum animal cruelty sentence in Scotland to 5 years. #NotFunny

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Animal cruelty sentences are a joke. #NotFunny

The maximum sentence for animal cruelty in England and Wales is six months in prison. Help increase this to five years.

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