Tough new penalties for animal cruelty offences

Samantha Townsend
Updated June 16 2021 - 10:51pm, first published 1:00pm
Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall says the new amendments to the animal cruelty bill would see up to an eight-fold increase in financial penalties and gaol time.
Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall says the new amendments to the animal cruelty bill would see up to an eight-fold increase in financial penalties and gaol time.

Anyone convicted of serious or extreme animal cruelty charges could now face lifetime mandatory bans after some of the country's toughest penalties were passed through parliament.

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