The gradations of seriousness is not something I've looked into,

We view this with all seriousness. There was long-standing neglect in the failure to get veterinary treatment.

Unmitigated seriousness is always out of place in human affairs

[Lev Beniov:] "The imminence of death did not frighten me as much as it should have. I had been too afraid for too long; I was too exhausted, too hungry, too feel anything with proper intensity. But if my fear had diminished, it was not because my courage had increased. My body was so weak, so spent, that my legs trembled from the effort of standing upright. I could summon no great concern for anything, including the fate of Lev Beniov.

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

I fully understand the seriousness of the implications and I accept the penalty imposed by the commissioner. I'm glad to have these issues addressed and behind me.