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We need lifetime bans in worst cruelty cases<br><br>AN RSPCA boss hopes there will be a change in the law so life time bans for keeping animals are dished out to people who have been cruel.<br><br>Alan Wolinski, the RSPCA's regional manager for the north, spoke out as part of the News Star's Get Tough on Cruelty Campaign.<br><br>He believes there is still a long way to go to transform people's attitudes towards animal cruelty but thinks a change in the law so people who are cruel to animals receive tougher sentences should happen now.<br><br>The News Star is backing his organisation's call for new legislation to deal with those guilty of neglect and crimes against animals.<br><br>Mr Wolinski said: "We have a long, long way to go, but it is happening gradually.<br><br>"We still have situations where magistrates appear to be letting those who have been dreadfully cruel take responsibility for animals again.<br><br>"We are looking for lifetime, or at least long, bans for people who have been cruel."<br><br>Last year, RSPCA inspectors in the northern region, which includes Cumbria, investigated 35,coach iphone 4s case,280 complaints of animals suffering or at risk. More than 250 owners were convicted of offences.<br><br>Officers rescued 2,456 animals and collected 35,000 unwanted or abandoned pets. And in the Cumbria and north Lancashire area, there were 25 cases where advice given was ignored  up almost 40 per cent on the previous year.

We need lifetime bans in worst cruelty cases<br><br>AN RSPCA boss hopes there will be a change in the law so life time bans for keeping animals are dished out to people who have been cruel.<br><br>Alan Wolinski, the RSPCA's regional manager for the north, spoke out as part of the News Star's Get Tough on Cruelty Campaign.<br><br>He believes there is still a long way to go to transform people's attitudes towards animal cruelty but thinks a change in the law so people who are cruel to animals receive tougher sentences should happen now.<br><br>The News Star is backing his organisation's call for new legislation to deal with those guilty of neglect and crimes against animals.<br><br>Mr Wolinski said: "We have a long, long way to go, but it is happening gradually.<br><br>"We still have situations where magistrates appear to be letting those who have been dreadfully cruel take responsibility for animals again.<br><br>"We are looking for lifetime, or at least long, bans for people who have been cruel."<br><br>Last year, RSPCA inspectors in the northern region, which includes Cumbria, investigated 35,coach iphone 4s case,280 complaints of animals suffering or at risk. More than 250 owners were convicted of offences.<br><br>Officers rescued 2,456 animals and collected 35,000 unwanted or abandoned pets. And in the Cumbria and north Lancashire area, there were 25 cases where advice given was ignored  up almost 40 per cent on the previous year.