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These amendments would impose a maximum sentence of just two years on the pervert who has sex with an animal, where the animal may suffer appalling cruelty, but up to seven years for sex with a corpse, where there is no physical suffering to the corpse. Therefore, these sentencing provisions are a wee bit out of kilter: the Minister and noble Lord, Lord Pannick, in government Amendment 301, have focused on punishing the deviant for his animal sex perversion rather than, in addition, penalising him for the possible animal cruelty.