{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/16133.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":16133,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Don't allow clubbing of animals in labratories","background":null,"additional_details":"Puppies and kittens could be clubbed to death under new European Union regulations on the welfare of laboratory animals.\r\n\r\nCurrently, newborn puppies, kittens, ferrets and fox cubs which are not needed for scientific research are put to sleep.\r\n\r\nBut rules due to become law in the UK by 2013 sanction killing by a 'percussive blow to the head'.\r\n\r\nThis amounts to legalised animal cruelty.\r\n\r\n'It reflects a deeply disturbing lack of basic morals, ethics and compassion.' The proposal covers very young dogs, kittens, ferrets and foxes, many of which are likely to have been bred specifically for use in experiments only to be killed because they are surplus to requirements.\r\n\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-09-05T18:33:04.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:12.804Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:35:21.213Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-09-05T18:33:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}