Lisa Cameron
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implementation of higher maximum penalties for animal cruelty.
George Eustice
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government will introduce the necessary legislation to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from 6 months’ imprisonment to 5 years’ imprisonment as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
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