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<p>Figures on the number of people sentenced to custody for offences of animal cruelty
under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 from 2015 to 2017 can be found in the Outcomes by
Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Search ‘Offence’ for ‘108a Animal Cruelty under sections 4-8 under Animal Welfare
Act 2006’.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that these figures are on a principle
offence basis. When a defendant has been prosecuted for two or more offences, the
principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty would be imposed.</p>
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