{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/40091.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":40091,"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":"Stop kitten and cat experiments at Cardiff University","background":null,"additional_details":"Stop experiments on kittens and cats at Cardiff University and prevent future testing programs on animals which are kept as pets by millions of people in the UK.\r\n\r\nTax-payers, many of whom are cat-owners, do not wish to see their money used to inflict pain and suffering on an animal which they would otherwise love and protect.\r\n\r\nWe also ask that the government consider the human effect of such research programs -- it has caused considerable upset to many animal and pet lovers in the UK.\r\n\r\nThis is cruel experiementation for limited benefit to medical advancement -- cats are not close genetic relations to humans.\r\nThank you.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-10-10T21:51:05.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:30.312Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:39:40.108Z","opened_at":"2012-10-11T08:46:27.000Z","closed_at":"2013-04-11T08:46:27.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-10T21:51:05.000Z","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":"Removed at request of petitioner."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}