{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/57185.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":57185,"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":"Introduce rigorous checks on the person/people before purchasing/adopting a Dog","background":null,"additional_details":"We the undersigned believe that a dog is a representation of its owners or family and will act in a way in which it has been taught by its owners.\r\n\r\nTherefore we call for strict background checks on the person wishing to purchase or adopt a Dog, much like a CRB check when you apply for a job. This would ensure that the dog gets a well deserved family that will treat them as they would a human as oppose to many of the abuse towards Dogs that we see nowadays.\r\n\r\nIt would also ensure that because they have gone to a loving family that they are taught right from wrong which could dramatically reduce the chances of them attacking a human.\r\n\r\nHaving a pet is a privelidge that one should earn, after all, a dog is a family member more than a pet and we should treat them as such.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2013-11-16T01:47:20.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:31.312Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:42:52.781Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-16T01:47:20.000Z","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":"irrelevant","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}