Petition · past parliament

Make it illegal to run over a cat and not report it.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

I want it to be the law that if you hit a cat it has to be reported and not reporting should be a criminal offence
We lost our had today he was hit outside my house and the driver just drove off. He was killed instantly but not all cats are that lucky and some do suffer. It should be against the law to leave a cat you have run over

Why it was rejected

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

We're really sorry to hear about your pet. We think this petition is calling for the same action:

Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs

Timeline

7 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Jul 2020

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