Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Introduce legal requirement for annual licensing on each domestic cat ownership
Closed
52 signatures
What the petition asks
An annual renewable licence for each cat with the requirement to;
Microchip
Owners to have responsibilities for damage to gardens and property caused by their cat.
Keep cats indoors at night (Curfew)
Prosecution for damage to birds and nests (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)
Microchip
Owners to have responsibilities for damage to gardens and property caused by their cat.
Keep cats indoors at night (Curfew)
Prosecution for damage to birds and nests (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)
Cats are destroying wildlife. 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 such a licence and the requirement to keep cats indoors at night
Bring in the laws that they have in Australia such a licence and the requirement to keep cats indoors at night
Timeline
| 16 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
52
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
16 Aug 2022
Closed
2 Mar 2023
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.