{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/579768.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":579768,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Introduce more severe penalties for cases of animal cruelty","background":"The current penalties for animal cruelty do not appear appropriate for the suffering inflicted on the animal.\r\nWe want the Parliament to introduce more severe penalties for cases of animal cruelty.","additional_details":"The story of a dog owner who tied the animal to a heavy rock and threw it in the river has shocked the nation, yet the owner was only fined £80, an amount equivalent to littering fines.\r\nWe believe this shows that cases of animal cruelty are not being taken seriously enough and should be punished more severely.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dog-rescue-river-drown-trent-nottinghamshire-court-b1815058.html","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":14,"created_at":"2021-03-15T09:18:48.971Z","updated_at":"2021-03-22T10:51:24.813Z","rejected_at":"2021-03-22T10:51:24.815Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-03-15T11:48:45.000Z","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":"You may like to sign the following petition which we currently have open:\r\n\r\nIncrease sentences for all animal cruelty offences\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/565404"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}