{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782590.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":782590,"attributes":{"action":"Ban zoos in the UK","background":"I want the Government to introduce legislation to ban zoos in the UK and end the keeping of wild animals in captivity for public exhibition.","additional_details":"We believe all wild animals belong in the wild, in their natural habitats and with their social groups. As someone who has family in Kenya who visits every year and experiences wildlife on safari, I have seen how these animals are meant to live: free to roam, forage, climb, hunt and live with their families. Keeping them in confined enclosures for public display cannot replicate this. Animals are sentient beings, not exhibits or entertainment. Conservation can be supported in natural habitats.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":18,"closing_date":"2027-04-26","created_at":"2026-09-21T19:09:09.956Z","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:16:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-26T14:44:08.747Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-21T19:34:50.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Mona Gharavi","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":18}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Birmingham Edgbaston","ons_code":"E14001092","mp":"Preet Kaur Gill MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brent West","ons_code":"E14001123","mp":"Barry Gardiner MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentford and Isleworth","ons_code":"E14001124","mp":"Ruth Cadbury MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Chelsea and Fulham","ons_code":"E14001160","mp":"Ben Coleman MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cities of London and Westminster","ons_code":"E14001172","mp":"Rachel Blake MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Dulwich and West Norwood","ons_code":"E14001205","mp":"Helen Hayes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Ham","ons_code":"E14001213","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Finchley and Golders Green","ons_code":"E14001238","mp":"Sarah Sackman MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Harborough, Oadby and Wigston","ons_code":"E14001266","mp":"Neil O'Brien MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham West and East Dulwich","ons_code":"E14001333","mp":"Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Peckham","ons_code":"E14001421","mp":"Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tunbridge Wells","ons_code":"E14001555","mp":"Mike Martin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Twickenham","ons_code":"E14001556","mp":"Munira Wilson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wolverhampton West","ons_code":"E14001596","mp":"Warinder Juss","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":13},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}