What should be done to those who abuse animals?

Opinion

Kiwi celebrities are putting their names to a new campaign tackling animal abuse in New Zealand.

An organisation called Paw Justice has launched a petition to increase the maximum jail sentence for animal abuse or neglect.

The petition calls for Parliament to increase the sentence for neglect from 6 months to one year, and for wilful ill-treatment from 3 years to 5 years.