Primary legislation for cats to be part of the provision of section 170

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Cats are not classed as domestic pets but yet dogs are , despite dogs been working animals for the police , the blind , farmers etc , so why is it not possible to bring cats into section 170 and offer them the same protection as dogs
Cats are only covered under the the highway code

So cats are given the same protection as dogs , and to make it a legal requirement to report a accident involving a cat

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs

Timeline

26 May 2023	Petition opened for signatures
1 Jun 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Jun 2023

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