Animal cruelty call from Fleetwood MP
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Cat Smith, the MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, attended a meeting with the League Against Cruel Sports’ in Westminster and was told how sentences are currently inadequate and outdated.
The MP says some laws have remained unchanged for over a hundred years and don’t reflect the horrific cruelty inflicted on animals through activities such as dog fighting.
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Hide AdCat Smith said: “I’m delighted to be supporting the League’s campaign for tougher sentences for animal abuse.
“As League investigations have shown, dog fighting is a horrifically cruel crime and this needs to be better reflected in the penalties given.”