{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/609490.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":609490,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make it illegal for people to hit cats and drive off without reporting","background":"Cats are much loved pets and should be treated the same as dogs if they are heartbreakingly hit by a car. I’ve witnessed someone tonight hit a cat and drive off and left the poor baby writhing in the street. Two of us tried to help but nothing could be done.","additional_details":"Because cats are much loved pets and if reported at least the owners are able to know what’s happened to their pet. They should be treated the same as dogs.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":9,"created_at":"2022-02-24T19:03:49.044Z","updated_at":"2022-02-28T11:26:48.476Z","rejected_at":"2022-02-28T11:26:48.480Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-02-24T19:49:58.000Z","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":"We currently have the below petition on this topic, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nMake it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/607317"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}