Make it a legal requirement for motorists to inform police if they hit a cat.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, if a motorist hits a dog while driving they must inform the police. The Road Traffic Act does not currently apply to cats meaning motorists can injure or kill cats without the necessity to inform anyone thus, in case of injuries, often leaving them to slow and preventable deaths.

For the benefit of animal welfare and on compassionate grounds to cats and their owners, we the undersigned request that an amendment be made to the Road Traffic Act to the effect of the inclusion of a clause or similar legally requiring motorists to inform the relevant authority, should they hit a cat.

Why it was rejected

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

Include cats on the reportable accident list like dogs and larger animals.

Timeline

13 Nov 2016	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Nov 2016

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