{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/783821.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":783821,"attributes":{"action":"Proposal to modernise animal welfare enforcement","background":"Proposal to modernise animal welfare enforcement and prevent convicted abusers from re-acquiring animals via an automated 'PetPass NI' framework","additional_details":"Introduce a secure, automated, and privacy‑compliant vetting system built on Northern Ireland’s existing dog licensing and microchipping infrastructure. Instead of a public blacklist, it establishes a digital “greenlist” through a PetPass NI framework. Proposed solution to include; 1) Automated Vetting 2) Instant QR Approval 3) Mandatory Point‑of‑Sale Scan via QR code before any transfer of ownership 4) Microchip databases cannot register a change of ownership without a valid registration","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2026-10-05T15:51:30.182Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:36:43.177Z","rejected_at":"2026-10-22T09:36:39.818Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-05T16:54:40.000Z","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":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Decisions about animal welfare legislation, dog licensing, microchipping requirements, and the regulation of pet ownership in Northern Ireland are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive.\r\n\r\nIf you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.\r\n\r\nYou can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/\r\n\r\nYou can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}