STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY PETITION

To The House of Commons in Parliament assembled:

STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY PETITION

We, the undersigned residents of Canada and concerned global citizens, urge the House of Commons to amend Canadas federal animal cruelty legislation.

We strongly feel our current federal animal cruelty laws are grossly inadequate and do not offer effective protection for animals in this country and that the passage of Bill S203 did nothing to address the inadequacies of this outdated legislation that continues the deplorable statistic of animal cruelty cases leading to unsuccessful conviction.

Canada continues to rank at the bottom along with third world countries on animal protection legislation and this is unacceptable.

Therefore, your petitioners request that Parliament adopt new legislation modeled on the formerly proposed Bills C-373, C-229 to bring Canada into the 21st century on animal welfare legislation.

Only through legislation that allows for prosecution of animal cruelty with stronger penalties imposed on those found guilty will Canada be a just and compassionate country.

With the proven link between animal and human abuse, may we further suggest the consideration of including mandatory psychological counseling for the convicted animal abuser as one of the legislative modifications.

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