To see protected animals involved in incidents on the road be fully investigated

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the appauling lack of enforcement of the law & victim support when my dog was killed in a hit & run, we'd like to see the law changed so that police forces have to fully investigate & where a hit & run/ failure to stop at the scene has happened, the full force of the law is to be applied.

Our dogs killer got away with lying to the police, got away with breaking the law with no investigation, and got no punishment. The law clearly states upon hitting a protected animal the driver must stop and give Insurance details, and await for the police to tell them they can go.
It's evident this doesn't happen.
Pets are part of our families and our families deserve to have these callous incidents fully investigated and the law used again hit and run drivers.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government or Parliament are not responsible for the issue you raise. How an incident is investigated is an operational decision for the police.

Operational policing your area is the responsibility of the local Police and Crime Commissioner. You may wish to raise this issue with your local PCC, whose details you can find here:

http://www.apccs.police.uk/find-your-pcc/

Timeline

2 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Feb 2019

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