{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.govll.org/petitions/5.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":5,"attributes":{"action":"National animal","background":"Give us a national animal","additional_details":"Every country has a national animal and i think we should too. Personally i suggest something like a capybara or a pigeon.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":2,"closing_date":"2026-11-09","created_at":"2026-08-09T02:01:18.852Z","updated_at":"2026-08-18T22:36:34.958Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-08-09T02:01:19.079Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-18T22:31:26.000Z","government_response_at":"2026-08-18T22:36:28.641Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Anonymous","rejection":null,"government_response":{"responded_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"The Government agrees Links Land should have a national animal, but choosing one is a bigger conversation than two suggestions in a petition, and no decision has been made yet.","details":"Thank you for raising this. The petitioner is right that Links Land is one of the few nations without a designated national animal, and the Government agrees this is worth sorting out properly rather than leaving to chance.\n\nThe capybara and the pigeon were offered in the petition as examples of the kind of thing that might work, not as a shortlist, and the Government hasn't landed on either or ruled anything in or out. Choosing a national animal is the sort of decision that deserves a proper public conversation rather than being settled off the back of a single petition, so no decision has been made at this stage.\n\nThe petition has reached the 2 signatures needed to trigger this response, but it will need 4 signatures before it qualifies for a full debate in Parliament. Until then, the Government welcomes further suggestions from the public and will treat this as an open question rather than a straight pick between two options.\n\nThe Government will monitor this petition until it closes on 9 November 2026 and will provide a further update if the debate threshold is reached.","created_at":"2026-08-18T22:36:28.635Z","updated_at":"2026-08-18T22:36:28.635Z"},"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Links Land","code":"LL","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}