{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/218943.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":218943,"parliament":{"period":"2017-2019","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2019-11-06T00:01:00.000+00:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban balloon releases. Ban the sale and release of chinese/sky lanterns.","background":"Balloons weighted and indoors are safer. Balloons released are not. They pose a serious hazard to wildlife & sealife.\r\nSky lanterns are for intentional release. They pose a fire hazard and are a serious risk to wildlife & sealife. The sensible option would be to ban the manufacture & sales outright.","additional_details":"Balloons blow, don't let them go!\r\nhttps://bit.ly/2hcBn1G\r\n\r\nYoung horse panicked by helium balloon suffers broken neck\r\nhttps://bit.ly/2jfcrYP\r\nDead owl found trapped in Chinese lantern\r\nhttps://bbc.in/2HBO6ag\r\nHorse had to have 7 feet of his colon removed\r\nhttps://bit.ly/2rax3Wz\r\nPost-mortem results prove sky lantern killed cow\r\nhttps://bit.ly/2r8rXKB\r\nChinese sky lantern blamed for Trowbridge house fire\r\nhttps://bbc.in/2vUeD1d\r\nSmethwick fire: Chinese lantern 'caused largest blaze'\r\nhttps://bbc.in/2HU0wOf","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2018-04-29T16:13:31.710Z","updated_at":"2020-02-26T22:38:52.715Z","rejected_at":"2018-05-03T14:24:52.844Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2018-04-29T16:35:11.289Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/215782"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}