Petition · past parliament
Change the law and give cats the same status as dogs
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Every year around 230,000 cats are run over in the U.K. Unfortunately when cats are run over their bodies can be disposed by the council and owners never have closure about what happened to their beloved pet.
You are not legally required to stop if you hit a cat and can drive off, whereas with a dog you have to report it within 24 hours. Let’s get 100,000 signatures so they can debate it in parliament! Giving Cats which are the nations beloved pets, the same status as a dog!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.