Thank you very much.
Thank you for the work that Animal Justice does.
You have suggested that cruelty provisions in the Criminal Code are different here because judges are not empowered to ban a person convicted of a section 160 offence from owning, having custody or control of, or residing in the same premises as an animal. This animal ownership ban that you've sought, which I, by the way, find compelling....
You've talked about how there are different parts of the Criminal Code where these provisions are found. Does a judge currently have no discretion for an animal ownership ban or the things you've sought? Must we do this to achieve this, or is there discretion in a sentencing judge in any event?