{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246975.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":246975,"attributes":{"action":"Prosecute dog owners if a dog if taken to a vet for heat stroke and burns on their feet","background":"Dog owners should be prosecuted if a poor dog is found to have burns on their feet or heat stroke \r\nPeople are still walking dogs in this heat, walking a dog in the full heat of the day is neglect \r\nDogs don't die from not being walked","additional_details":"If the air temperature is 24c your dog will be walking on at least 52c which is hot enough  to burn a dogs paws","state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2026-06-22T11:00:00.812Z","updated_at":"2026-06-25T10:57:08.912Z","rejected_at":"2026-06-25T10:57:06.075Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-22T11:09:30.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":null,"submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The decision to prosecute criminal offences is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.  Criminal proceedings, including the prosecution of offences, is reserved under paragraph 8(1)(c) of Schedule 7A to GoWA.\r\n\r\nThe owner of a dog with heatstroke and/or burned paws may be liable to prosecution under existing animal welfare laws (see for example section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which prohibits unnecessary suffering to animals).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n"},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"animal-welfare","name":"Animal Welfare"}]}}}