Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Require domestic cats be kept indoors at all times
Closed
44 signatures
What the petition asks
We are a family who enjoy outdoors, and love our garden. However due to local cats coming and using our garden as a toilet, we spend a lot of time cleaning up after them. We want all domestic cats to be required to be kept indoors at all times, to prevent inconvenience to others.
There are many important reasons why we believe domestic cats should be kept indoors.
1. Many people are allergic to cat fur and therefore this is a health hazard. Cats leaving their fur in people's gardens is not something an allergic person should deal with.
2. Cat droppings. It is simply not fair on people with no cats of their own to clean their gardens after they been used as a toilet. Cat poo can also be dangerous to humans.
3. Cat safety, so they do not go missing.
1. Many people are allergic to cat fur and therefore this is a health hazard. Cats leaving their fur in people's gardens is not something an allergic person should deal with.
2. Cat droppings. It is simply not fair on people with no cats of their own to clean their gardens after they been used as a toilet. Cat poo can also be dangerous to humans.
3. Cat safety, so they do not go missing.
Timeline
| 12 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
44
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
12 Apr 2022
Closed
26 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.