{"id":134771,"date":"2021-08-08T06:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T06:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=134771"},"modified":"2021-08-08T06:47:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T06:47:03","slug":"dognappers-could-be-jailed-for-up-to-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dognappers-could-be-jailed-for-up-to-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Dognappers could be jailed for up to FIVE YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dognappers could be jailed for up to FIVE YEARS under plans for new criminal offence of pet abduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pet theft taskforce finalising report which will be published in the coming weeks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recommendations will include the creation of a new offence of pet abduction<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sources indicated it could carry a maximum sentence of around five years\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dognappers and other pet thieves could be jailed for up to five years under plans\u00a0<span>to create a new criminal offence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Government&#8217;s pet theft taskforce is finalising its report which will be published in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The taskforce&#8217;s recommendations will include the creation of a new offence of pet abduction, which sources indicated could carry a maximum sentence of around five years.<\/p>\n<p>The new offence comes in response to a rise in pet theft and pressure from MPs across the Commons to impose tougher penalties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/08\/08\/00\/wire-46416019-1628377539-473_634x390.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dognappers and other pet thieves could be jailed for up to five years under plans to create a new criminal offence\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It recognises that the Theft Act, which currently covers the offence of stealing pets, does not properly reflect the emotional trauma of losing a cherished animal.<\/p>\n<p>A Government source said: &#8216;Instead of making a tokenistic change to the law, we have been listening to charities, breeders and the police to get a better understanding of what we need to do to tackle this awful crime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Part of the package will be a new offence to better reflect the fact that for most people, pets are not just property and having one stolen is traumatic for both the owner and the pet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A purpose-made new offence will do this and mean those who steal pets will face tougher sentences than they do at the moment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Although offences under the Theft Act carry a maximum term of seven years, ministers have acknowledged there is scant evidence of that being used.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the severity of the sentence for offence under the Theft Act is partly determined by the monetary value of the property taken.<\/p>\n<p>The new offence could allow acknowledgment of the sentience of animals, combining the loss to the owner and the welfare of the animal, leading to tougher sentences.<\/p>\n<p>The measure is likely to be added to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill which is going through Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>In May, figures obtained by the PA news agency&#8217;s RADAR service through Freedom of Information requests to police forces across England and Wales revealed at least 1,791 offences of dog thefts were recorded in 2020-21.<\/p>\n<p>That figure was an 11% rise on the 1,612 reported in 2019-20.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9872935\/Pet-thieves-face-tougher-sentences-new-abduction-offence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dognappers could be jailed for up to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":134770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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