Smoke from next door neighbours fireplace
Does anyone know if it is illegal if they can't control the direction of the smoke? Do I need to call council?
Thanks
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Ive tried looking on your local council website but couldn't really find much information on it regarding the expulsion of smoke.
There is a link to incinerators but not quite sure if it is what you are after?
http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/community/yourhouse/incinerators
Anyways good luck with the problem, perhaps a complaint to the local council member?
I'd try the EPA - see http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/
I live in a court and behind my back yard , not directly kinda on an angle behind my next door neighbors( if that makes sense : ) there's this guy who has some sort of back yard fireplace , or he probably burns off , which is illegal . Each time he does this it smells of kerosene fumes and its smoky. It drives me crazy !!! Here I am sitting outside on a beautiful clear day and this guy is burning off. He has made some sort of chimney that goes high up so nothing is blown into his property but stuff the neighbors. I once called the EPA and they were of no help ! I was told because its a legal matter I should call the police.
The so called authorities certainly like to give well meaning people the runaround... grab your handicam and make a vidoe then call Today Tonight!
Hi DArgy,
I would call the police instantly. If there is something that should be sacred, it's the air that's in and around your home, especially if children are involved.
I am surprised the EPA were of no help, this seems like something they have a duty of care to look into. And after doing a little research, it looks like they WANT you to report infringements:
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/reporting/default.asp#pollution
Very strange they couldn't help you DArgy.
AJ
Thanks, I'll try again
Well I did and they said they will look into it. I had had enough ! He lit it up again the other day and this thick smelly smoke blew right at my place. I took a picture I'll post it so you can all see what I mean. He has been doing this on average 2-3 times a week .
How do I post a pic ? Just paste it or provide a link ?
Hi DArgy, we don't have the ability to post a pic just yet, but we are working on it (as you can tell by the new panoramio and flickr integration throughout the entire site). What you can do is upload the picture to a street, and then simply post a link here to it for everyone to see.
AJ
I have put a stop to the annoying, health hazard, smelly smoke from my neighbour !!! Hip hip hooray !
That's great - you must be relieved!
I am VERY relieved ! He would have the nerve to burn out right in the middle of the day on a beautiful clear day like today. I sometimes cannot understand the way some people think............
Are you people stupid? Call the police? Call the EPA? How about knocking on your neighbour's door, introducing yourself and letting them know that there's a problem and if he has to burn off, would he mind letting you know beforehand and perhaps only doing it once a month.
When did we all become so scared of talking to our next door neighbours? Quick! Run to the authorities! They MUST help you. Why should you bother helping yourself?
Because people who do these kinds of offensive and possibly illegal things in their yards tend to be wackos and you don't want to confront them or make yourself known to them because they can get nasty. Much better to have the lawful authority deal with the matter.
The thread started out with someone complaining about a neighbour with a fireplace IN THEIR HOUSE and the smoke from that fireplace impacting on the neighbour. Nothing illegal about that.
Instead of bothering to knock on the neighbour's door, the poster instead wanted to know what they could do to stop this neighbour and their fireplace.
Instead of bothering to actually COMMUNICATE with the people around them, they'd rather just run to the authorities and have them deal with it. So the neighbour gets a letter from the Council or other authority that says that some anonomous person has complained about them. Hasn't actually bothered to talk to them, just complained about them anonomously.
Which you would imagine would piss off the neighbour even more than someone knocking on the door and saying "Hi, how's it going. We probably haven't met, even though we've both lived in this street for the last few years, about 50m from each other and actually COMMUNICATING with the person about the issue that they have".
The post then moved on to complain again about someone who was doing something in their backyard that annoyed that person. In their own backyard, but it was impacting on the poster. Again, instead of actually bothering to deal with the issue themselves, they pushed it off to the "authorities" to deal with.
Makes for a great neighbourhood. Great community.
People complain about the death of communities and a more intolerant and violent society. Well - this thread is your answer as to why.
People would rather have the "authorities" do something for them than do it themselves. People would rather moan and complain about their neighbours than go an knock on the door and actually deal with the problem.
I know my neighbours well. I had a problem with the next door neighbour's pool filter and it being a bit loud. I didn't write to the local council, or build a big brick fence or complain to the EPA. I went and knocked on my neighbours door. "G'day mate, how's it going. Just wondering if you could set your filter to run during the day when I'm at work. It's a bit noisy next to our bedroom at night".
You know what his response was "No problem mate. Didn't realise that it was running loud".
Problem solved, nobody upset or offended. No need to constantly worry about who's dobbing on who or who's complaining about who.
It's pretty simple stuff. Pity so few people actually do it.
LMM you raise some very valid points and in a perfect world we would all love our neighbours and always be considerate to each other BUT when someone has purposely built a chimney in their backyard high enough so as to avoid smoke coming into his property but to be directed into the surrounding properties and lights it at least three times a week then there is a problem. That's like me blowing smoke directly in your face and pretending I don't know I'm doing it ( not that I smoke : )
And like BrianWard said it's not only offensive but possibly illegal, backyard burnoffs have been illegal now for many years so why should I knock on their door if they snub their nose to the law why would they pay any attention to me. I treat my neighbours and friends with the respect that they show me .
I would knock on a neighbours door about a noise issue but this was something completely different, so before you get on your high horse about communities dying it takes two to meet half way. Another neighbour actually did knock on their door and they certainly didn't get a "sorry mate, I didn't realise I was suffocating you" but a "get lost , it's my barbeque "
I live in an apartment building and the guy downstairs smokes constantly and also has a bong which he and his mates smoke most nights. They're unemployed so don't actually have to get up in the morning. I work in the next town though and have to leave early to get there so actually get up at 5.30. Which would be fine if I got some sleep. Unfortunately, his windows are right underneath mine and the smoke just comes straight in. I've tried closing all the windows but it gets really stuffy and I end up with a headache. I've tried sending him a polite note through the door, welcoming him to the area but asking if he could possibly close HIS windows a bit. Well, it's just made it worse - he seems to be a chainsmoker and him and his mates seem to be getting rowdier and rowdier. Have talked to the landlord who really isn't interested. He did have a quick word with the bloke but has now said 'That's all I can do.' He still wants his rent paid on time, though! Any suggestions?
well if you know he is doing weed he probably has it in the house an anonymous tip to the police maybe the way to go or telling the landlord he is an suspected drugdealer with people coming and going all day at all hours, a bit harsh but what the hey you asked nicely the first time and these people are usually a bit stubborn and ignorant to others, leave it with you but good luck.
I would move ASAP !
Tragic story of a neighbour killed after complaining about dog barking.
Cases like this (although very rare) do not help the communication levels between neighbours, especially those that dont know each other.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/woman-killed-neighbour-over-dog/story-e6freuzr-1225699596186
Dargy (and others), I understand the point you are making but i think your example is actually further proof that people aren't making community efforts. If the first point of contact with their neighbour is to complain (no matter how much you might wrap your complaint in nice words or intentions), I'm not surprised they get a negative response.
Neighbourly relations are like an investment - you need to build up the interest before you can make a withdrawal. I feel people don't bother communicating with neighbours prior to a disagreement - get out there now and make contact, even just to say 'hi i'm your neighbour'.
“A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it”
“A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing”
Hi Jiysub,
I'd advise talking to them first about the problem. Perhaps the smoke is not exiting their own house in a proper manner? Maybe there is a very obvious problem that specifically can be fixed.
If that doesn't go well, I would suggest talking to these guys: http://www.disputes.vic.gov.au/reachingagreement/
They obviously can mediate certain problems without seeking legal advice.
Let us know how you go!
AJ
Check out this guy burning off weeds
you CANNOT burn off weeds without a permit and you CANNOT burn off on land under 4000m2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcTm4y8i_vA
This neighbour 5 years ago had a chimney fire, that happens when the sooth inside gets inflamed it can reach 900 degrees, I went to complain personally and the lady denied the fact of course even violently our house 40 meters away and blocked by a hill was full of smoke at 2 am I didn't call the fire brigade, days later this lady went into the expense of installing a new chimney rather that installing a gas heater, pushed by our complains to the council started to buy better quality wood, still smokes gets in initially the smoke is lesser but as the soothe inside the chimney builds up again the problem arises again! Council gives statements
as her wood stove "gives nil emissions" which is ridiculous! Even a gas heater gives emissions! We suffer from asthma and a nearby lady has been hospitalized many times, her trigger is smoke!
If your neighbours are willing to look at reducing their wood smoke, some neighbours are not so touchy about the possibility of a problem, this product you put in the fireplace cuts wood smoke by 50% and has been around for over 10 years and featured on Better Homes and Gardens. smartburn.com.au. Its available at Bunnings and other hardware stores.
Arpolw. By nil emmissions what they mean is its a carbon neutral practice, much better for the environment than your gas heater. I live in a rural town where many people still use wood.. if we have a problem we talk to our neighbours, most of the time it is slightly wet or green wook and can be remedied by not shutting the flue completely or just a bit later. But for the initial 10min during lighting it can get a little thick if the wind is wrong. Did you comsider the fact that the old lady probably cannot afford a gas heater and was afraid if she admitted a problem she might freeze during the winter. I guess my point is get to know your neighbour instead of screaming about them on the web where it does nothing but make you madder. Some poeple are asshats yes, but most are reasonable given a chance. I personally think a lot of problems can be solved by listening to people with different ideas than your own, not complaining to like monded people who would support your ideas without knowing the full story.... oh and btw whoever said "get a bat and a big friend" please come be my neighbour, obviously your not one of those psychos whose door i would not want to knock upon. I own a gun maybe i should go point it in his face to make him see sense, come on seriously? Once again ever think maybe he has a chroinic illness stopping him from working and the dope is how he treats it... but who knows i didnt spend 2 seconds in an elevator with him. Maybe im wrong... maybe im just another annonymous person ranting in the web. One last thought. If your sitting there thinking im an asshat for my comments when i dont know your or your situation, well maybe think that may well be your neighbours position too, now you have something in common to complain about.
Stanislaw
Ok i'll try to make myself more coherent by answering your statments/questions in order. Im not great with punctuation and their likes, but i try.
"Your neighbours don't light their fire anymore". ok good for them and you, im happy for you both, provided they "chose not to" and wern't bullied into it.
"Maybe i inhaled co2".. ofcourse its a natural component of the air we breathe, without it trees (and humans I think. Though I may be confusing that with nitrogen) would die... i would be much more concerned about it's feared monoxide cousin who resides in the emissions of cars and gas heaters. Im almost certain I am not suffering any mental problems from it, but if I was maybe I wouldnt realise it. If you feel I am wrong in my estimation of my mental capacity, please let me know and i shall ask my doctor when next we meet.
"Mentioning guns" (yes we have them in Aus, and I regularly shoot clay targets with them. I also sincerely hope my sport isnt taken from me by someone whos fear of the word GUN causes them to be outlawed... then only the psychos who dont abide by the law will have them. Another discussion for another time though)... this was not for any other reason than to point out the absurdity of theatening anyone with a weapon (re: baseball bat and large person comments), especially over something as minor as smoking on what i assume is an outdoor balcony or inside their OWN HOME.
"Smoke is smoke".... is it? I thought it was commonly held that tobacco smoke has way more added carcenogens than plain old wood smoke, possibly less than burning treated timbers but i have no evidence to support this. In any case I think you were referring to the man smoking so i'll just say this. After the incident in the elevator did he cease smoking on the balcony? If not then I personally would knock on his dorr and POLITELY tell him its illegal (sane as threatening him with bb bat, maybe slightly less so) and that if he refuses to stop you will be forced to report him.
As for you respected surgeon... your story is vague and hard to follow but i'll assume he was trying to warn someone of the dangers of smoking and they snapped and killed him? If so thats tragic and i feel for his family. I am aware that there are some disturbed individuals in the world but without knowing the details I have to wonder if there is maybe a bit more to this story. Either way I wouldnt recommend treating you neighbours like homicidal maniacs without a small measure of justification, I dont think living your life believing everyone is out to kill you is healthy, maybe say hi to a stranger now and then.
Thankyou for your response though I realised this post was 2yrs dead after I posted. I am truely sorry if I come off as crazy, mentally handicapped or just plain rude, but society's tendancy to run and dob instead of dealing face to face, causes more harm than good in my oppinion and the loss of that basic social nicety does frustrate me. If you wish to discuss this further I can give you my spam email and I promise to setup forwarding to my real email... just let me know here. Otherwise I fear the mods may ban us, as we seem to be getting beyond helpful information and into debate territory.
Councillors are there to protect our rights. That's why they are there. They need to be aware of their community and realise the consequences of individual/group actions. No one needs a wood burner in a built up area. If it has been installed then high levies should be charged so the resident will get rid of it.
In my backyard the drama was going on for about 9 months and the Knox City Council (VIC) were inconvenienced on how to react to this for long time. Fire Brigade, Police, non of them could stop the man doing this burn off's... I have made countless videos showing what's going on... Eventually one day the Council have sent a Ranger who gave him a $500 fine or so, but that didn't stop the guy from doing this either... Madness.. He eventually moved out and that was the end of the this unspeakable story for me...
You people are literally whats wrong with this suburb. You're all so goddamn entitled. Its disgusting.
Old, white, racist money. Thats what 90% of you are.
Hence the signs in rocket park encouraging you to grass on your neighbours for 'breaking the law
you people honestly make me sick.
If you only knew the way this suburb is viewed because of it's snowflake inhabitants!! Lmao.
Are we not entitled to breathe especially in today's climate of respiratory ailments.
I HAVENT READ ALL OF THESE BUT I READ THE LAST FEW COMMENTS AND STS1 I AM WITH YOU. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SMOKE SOME ONE OUT OF THEIR HOME.
I USED TO WRITE TO THIS MAN WHO LIVED IN SWITZERLAND AND HE TOLD ME LAWS THERE ARE VERY STRICT AND IF SOMEONE THERE LIGHTS A FIRE THEY WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE. LAWS THERE ARE ENFORCED. YOU CANT SMOKE OUT SOMEONE THERE, YOU WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE.
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LIGHT FILTHY FIRES INDOORS OR OUT. LAWS NEED TO BE ENFORCED ABOUT THIS EVERYWHERE AND NOT JUST IN URBAN AREAS EITHER. SMOKE TRAVELS A VERY LONG WAY AND NO WAY SHOULD IT EVER BE ALLOWED TO ENTER ANYBODIES HOME PERIOD FOR ANY REASON. SMOKE KILLS AND BEFORE IT DOES IT CAN MAKE A PERSON EXTREMELY SICK. AND WHAT ABOUT OUR WILD LIFE. PEOPLE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THEM ALSO. LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND ENFORCED EVERYWHERE.
Wood burning (i.e. burning forest biomass, which is done in energy plants, in fire places, etc) isn't carbon neutral. It's the biggest scam ever. That's assuming the wood is firstly taken from a sustainable source with replanting (which I doubt most fire places are, or even in energy stations we are seeing it isn't entirely). But even under that idea it still takes decades or even a century for a newly planted tree to absorb the CO2 emitted from burning a tree. It just shows incompetent policy making, and highlights some of the major flaws in the whole 'renewable energy' debacle.
Help I live in west of Melbourne Neighbour has fire place burns wood strong smell drifting into my house they rent they also have 2 dogsthat bark and where waking me up at 7.30 am I recently knocked on there door she re plied my dogs don't bark and said I was threatening her I did the right thing and went to her directly now it's the smoke issue neighbours from hell wouldn't be comfortable
with knocking on her door again about the smoke I have complained to council and epa both no help at all . I'm at my wits end 😩😩😩
HI, IM SO SORRY FOR YOU. I AVOID COMING IN HERE WHEN I POST MY OWN POSTS BECAUSE I AM A SUFFERER OF OUTDOOR FIRES AND INDOOR FIRES. WHERE I LIVE FILTHY PIGS LIGHT FIRES AND I AM ON AN ACREAGE WOULD YOU BELIEVE. BUT IM STILL NOT FAR AWAY ENOUGH IT SEEMS TO GET AWAY FROM THESE FILTHY DISGUSTING PATHETIC CREATURES THAT LIGHT FIRES. I HOPE ONE DAY FOR YOUR SAKE AND MINE AND MANY OTHER POOR PEOPLES SAKE WHO SUFFER LIKE YOU AND I DO THAT WOOD FIRE HEATERS AND ALL OUTDOOR FIRES WILL BE BANNED. I DONT GIVE A DAMN IF ITS IN A RURAL OR URBAN AREA, THESE THINGS NEED TO BE BANNED EVERYWHERE BECAUSE SMOKE CAN TRAVEL A VERY LONG WAY.
KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT ONE DAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE THIS WISH I HAVE WILL COME TRUE AND ANYTHING THAT CREATES TOXIC DANGEROUS SMOKE AROUND HOUSES IS BANNED.
I USED TO WRITE TO A MAN IN SWITZERLAND AND HE TOLD ME PEOPLE WOLD NOT GET AWAY WITH SMOKING OUT THEIR NEIGHBOURS THERE BECAUSE LAWS THERE ARE ENFORCED. LAWS HERE SHOULD BE ENFORCED WHEN IT COMES TO ANY KIND OF SMOKE IN PUBLIC PLACES.
YOU MAY REPLY BACK BUT IF I DONT RESPOND AGAIN ITS BECAUSE I AVOID COMING BACK TO ANSWERS TO MY OWN POSTS BECAUSE I DONT WANT ARGUMENTS WITH DISAGREES. IM SURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT. AND ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND GOOD LUCK. TRY AND FIND OTHERS ALSO WHO HAVE OUR POINT OF VIEW. I JUST HOPE ONE DAY THERE WILL BE PROTESTS ABOUT THIS VERY SEVERE PROBLEM BECAUSE ITS A MONSTER OF A PROBLEM.
THE COMMENT I MADE ABOVE THIS IS FOR BRANDAM11, SORRY I FORGOT TO SAY WHO IT WAS FOR.
People who are selfish enough to cover their neighbors in smoke are going to be selfish bogans who will only explode about their rights if a polite enquiry is made re a smoke problem.
It's time the govt dealt with this in urban areas and forced people to use clean sources of heating. Nothing like being trapped in your house to avoid smoke inhalation. Wood fires are from last century and anything an acre or less should be outlawed for this heating.
We are going through hell this Winter. Two bogans smoking us out with fires in their sheds where it seems they live rather than their new homes.
Moreland Council in inner city Melbourne could do something positive for its citizens currently choking on the smoke from neighbours‘ wood heaters. Firstly, equip the environmental health officer with home monitoring kits to support confirmation of issues, secondly offer a gas upgrade and finally, double the rates on any property caught using these belchers EVER AGAIN!
I have the same problem. The neighbour has a chimney, and the smoke comes right to my backyard, enters through the gap of doors and windows. It is choking, smells like the forest fire. The first thing I did is talk to the neighbour, explained the problem and guess what? Nothing happened. So, I called the council and they told me the fireplace is 'grandfathered in' which means even though it is illegal, it is not attached to the house but placed in a garage and used for entertainment, parties, they don't do anything about it and saying it is legal, even if I have breading problems. I also called the APA, the building regulators, they just play ball with me, passing me from one to another. I talked with neighbours again and again, but their party is more important than the neighbour.
When someone doesn't care about creating havoc to the neighbour talking to them doesn't work. They do it in the first place because they are ignorant of others. All they care is their happiness.
This is a problem right across Victoria. I live in Northcote and we have two neighbours with wood heaters and have tried for 15 years to get the smoke reduced. We have done everything possible to no avail. The problem is that the government permits them in residential areas with no real restriction and it doesn't educate people about smoke. Our neighbours have made a few minimal changes for which they feel we should be very grateful. So even though they smoke us out all winter and pollute our home they feel they are doing us a favour!
Thank you to those who have supported my Change.org petition.
http://chng.it/y7rmnJWkVY
At least we should find some respite from our neighbours smoke (BBQ's excepted!) while the weather remains warm!
I sympathise with everyone who is a 'prisoner' to a neighbours smokey wood heater.
Hopefully our State Governments, who are the decision makers in this issue, will realise that it is 2020 and not 1820.
Burning wood and coal needs to be replaced NOW with more sustainable, healthier and less polluting alternatives.
thanks Adrian - it would be great if you could get in contact with either myself or Arabella Daniels - we have left comments under your petition? Email is [email protected].
There are a couple of facebook pages on this issue and it would be good to get the word out on your petition. Hope you get in contact. cheers Liz
Our neighbour has just installed a wood burning fireplace and the smell is shocking. Every time we open our back doors the smell comes right through the house. We can't open any windows at all because the smell is so bad. To make things worse he's using treated wood pallets etc. Until recently, we have had a good relationship with him but he lost it over a retaining wall (nothing to do with us, it's for his earthworks) and has become very volatile and sends my husband shocking messages.
I would suggest you visit https://www.c4cleanair.net.au
Lots of good information about options to address wood smoke pollution. cheers
I went and let my neighbours know that their fireplace smoke is going straight into my open windows when I’m trying to let fresh air in, and their response was that they are going to have it on every day and I got the sense that they couldn’t care less. I even said a couple of times that I thought I’d do the right thing and pop over to discuss it but I just felt like it was a waste of time and a letter from the council or EPA would have resulted in at least an effort on their part to do something about the situation. It’s 17 and warm/sunny right now and they’ve still decided to light it up again…now if I report them they will know it was me.
ITS UNBELIEVABLE HOW SOME PPL THINK THESE DAYS. PPL JUST DONT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYONE ELSE ANYMORE. I HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS YOU, FILTHY PIGS AROUND HERE LIGHT FIRES EVERY STINKING NIGHT AND I LIVE IN A VERY WINDY PLACE. WHEN THE WIND IS UP IT MAKES THE SMOKE FAR WORSE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL COUNCIL IN THE DARLING DOWNS MANY TIMES SUCH AS RINGING THEM UP AND COMPLAINED AND IVE SENT THEM EMAILS YET FILTHY PIGS SMOKE STILL KEEPS COMING IN MY WINDOW AND IM ON A SMALL ACREAGE. IM AN ELDERLY PERSON WITH 4 CHEST CONDITIONS AND IM SICK TO DEATH WITH PUTTING UP WITH FILTHY DANGEROUS TOXIC SMOKE COMING INSIDE MY HOUSE. EVERY WINTER AND EVEN WHEN ITS NOT THAT COLD PPL AROUND HERE LIGHT FIRES INDOORS AND OUT AND THEY GET AWAY WITH IT. CIGARETTE SMOKERS HAVE STRICT RULES NOW SO WHY DOESNT THE WORST TYPE OF SMOKE BE BANNED OR CRACKED DOWN ON, ITS REALLY INSANE HOW PPL GET AWAY WITH ALLOWING THEIR SMOKE TO GO INSIDE NEIGHBOURS HOMES WHERE THEY LIVE AND BELIEVE ME, SMOKE DOES TRAVEL A VERY LONG WAY WHEN THE WIND IS UP. AND IVE NOTICED PPL SEEM TO LIGHT FIRES EVEN MORE SO WHEN THE WIND IS UP. ITS ALMOST LIKE THEY EJOY KNOWING THEIR SMOKE US SEEPING INTO NEIGHBOURS HOMES. THE SMOKE MAKES MY CHEST BURN AND I END UP IN AGONY FROM IT. IF I WAS MAYOR AROUND HERE NOT THAT ID WANT TO BE NO ONE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO LIGHT ANY FIRES AROUND HERE INDOORS OR OUT. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LIGHT FIRES WHERE OTHER PPL LIVE, ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS RURAL OR URBAN, SM
We have a very similar problem with our neighbours here in Melbourne. It does seem like some people think they have a God given right to pollute the air all of us have to breath!
Until local and state governments make these polluting practices illegal we will all suffer.
Please support my petition and why not start your own?
https://www.change.org/p/victorian-state-government-ban-wood-heaters-in-melbourne-suburbs?recruiter=10359595&recruited_by_id=bd385310-edc2-012f-75be-4040ea65fa16&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard