Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Introduce a cat licence to pay to clean fouling in public areas

Closed 38 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to make it a legal requirement for cat owners to hold a license to prove responsibility and to use the cost of the license to increase street cleaning and help clean the fouling of cats in public areas.
If irresponsible dog owners do not clean up after their canines then they are fined as it has adverse effects to the public. I feel as cats are allowed to roam streets unattended cat owners should pay a cat license fee to help pay towards the increased clean up and negative effects on the public that comes with them fouling in public places.

Timeline

18 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 38
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 18 Jan 2021
Closed 18 Jul 2021

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