The RSPCA is calling for Queensland’s animal cruelty laws to be amended, with the Animal Care and Protection Act up for review for the first time in twenty years.
The RSPCA is calling for the maximum penalty for animal cruelty to be increased, along with enforcing ownership bans made in other states which would prevent individuals who were previously charged with animal cruelty elsewhere in the country from owning a pet in Queensland.
According to the RSPCA they receive countless complaints from the community who believe current sentences for animal neglect are too light and often inconsistent.