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Petition · past parliament

Make cats protected under the Road Traffic Act 1988

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Dogs, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, donkeys etc are all protected by the RTA if they are hit, however cats are not protected and don’t make the cut. There is not difference between each animal and therefore cats should be protected.

Why it was rejected

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

We think that this petition is similar:

Require drivers to report a cat hit on the road

Timeline

12 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Aug 2018

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