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Petition · past parliament

make it illegal to run over a cat and leave it

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

make it illegal to run over a cat and just leave it on the roadside , they should be treated as a human , dog , deer , pig

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make running over a cat and driving off without reporting it a criminal offense

Timeline

12 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.