Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal to knock over a cat and not stop/take it to a vet.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
In the UK it is an offence to knock over a dog and not stop. Yet it is LEGAL to knock over a cat.
I lost my second cat to road traffic who did not stop less than three hours before writing this petition. Please help this petition gain enough momentum to give our cats respect.
I lost my second cat to road traffic who did not stop less than three hours before writing this petition. Please help this petition gain enough momentum to give our cats respect.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.