Brisbane Times ·general ·1 hour ago

Revolt over community service for Arnie’s owner lands in parliament

Queensland MPs debated stronger animal welfare laws on Thursday following public outrage over Arnie, a German Shepherd who died in a hot car last year. A petition for ‘Arnie’s Law’ garnered nearly 130,000 signatures, calling for harsher penalties for pet neglect. Labor MP Jonty Bush highlighted the inadequacy of the current 240 hours of community service sentence for Arnie's owner.

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