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RSPCA calls for courts to 'take animal abuse more seriously'

The RSPCA is calling for courts to take animal abuse cases more seriously after almost 100 people were convicted of neglect in the South East last year.

The charity's latest figures show that in Sussex, 14 people were convicted of animal cruelty in 2013, in Surrey there were 11 while in Kent, 65 people were found guilty - a 5% increase on 2012's figures.
Article and disturbing video here...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27914304

The previous owner of little Florence, who luckily now has a wonderful home, was banned for keeping animals for five years. Only five years?

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