Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Require councils to be responsible for stray cats
Closed
54 signatures
What the petition asks
Councils are currently not responsible for abandoned/stray cats. We think this is cruelty for cats. Councils have a responsibility for stray dogs so we think this should be the case for cats.
As of now we feel there is little in place to help stray cats. There are laws for dogs and we think councils should be required to take responsibility for cats.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
54
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened
5 Mar 2025
Closed
5 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.