Cats are destroying wildlife. Many species of bird have become almost extinct.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring in cat licensing, for each domestic cat which must be renewed yearly.

Cats are destroying wildlife. Most households have at least one free roaming cat, but many more keep multiple cats. Many species of bird have become almost extinct. Cats spread deadly disease. Toxoplasmosis can get into vegetables that grow in our gardens when cats defecate on the surrounding soil causing a lifetime incurable parasite that destroys the immune system and can cause death. Bring in the laws that they have in Australia.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about the impact on other wildlife of domestic cats, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to require people who own cats to have a licence, but it would need to be clear what, if any, requirements you wanted to be imposed on owners of cats.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

16 Jul 2022	Petition opened for signatures
2 Aug 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Aug 2022

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