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<p>The number of offenders found guilty of offences under Sections 4 to 8 of the Animal
Welfare Act 2006, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, can be viewed in the table
below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Offenders found guilty
at all courts of animal cruelty offences <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2012 to
2016 <sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,132</p></td><td><p>1,022</p></td><td><p>814</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><ol><li><p>Defined as Sections 4-8 Animal Welfare Act 2006</p></li><li><p>The
figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal
offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of
two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.
Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected
is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></li><li><p>Every
effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However,
it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative
data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should
be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are
taken into account when those data are used.</p><p> </p></li></ol><p>Source: Justice
Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p>
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