Mirror reports. The new pressure from MPs comes amid a surge of animal thefts during Covid lockdowns, as more people went out and bought pets."There is growing public feeling that criminal law and the sentencing for offences involving the theft of pets do not sufficiently recognise an animal as something more than mere property,” the report reads."We are aware of the calls from some campaigners to recognise that animals are different from inanimate objects through the creation of a new criminal offence, or through a change to sentencing practice."RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood welcomed plans to acknowledge the "seriousness" of the crime.He added: "We hope this will encourage courts to hand out much tougher sentences to pet.
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