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Petition · past parliament

Give Cats The Same Right As Dogs

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently the Law states that if you run over a Dog and fail to Stop you can Be Prosecuted, However if you Run over a Cat and Drive On Then There Will Be No Action Taken Against Said Person and They Can Get Away with It As Cats Are Not Currently Deemed To Be worth The Worry,

Why it was rejected

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

The petition which is similar to the one you wish to submit is here:

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

Timeline

29 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
22 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Aug 2016

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