Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to present two petitions.
The first is from petitioners who once again are calling for the House to take action to ensure that cruelty against animals is curtailed.
We know, as many law enforcement officials will tell us, that cruelty to animals is a warning sign of criminal activity that will later take place affecting human beings and, for the rights of animals themselves, it offends our sensibilities.
The petitioners call for animal cruelty crimes to be taken from the property section of the Criminal Code and for the legislation to be strengthened.