Make it law to stop and report hitting a cat with your vehicle

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

change the Road Traffic Act of 1988 to require a person to stop and report whenever they hit a cat with their vehicle. Cats are as much a pet as a dog, and for 37 years now it has been law to do so for dogs, so why not cats?

The law states that road accidents involving specific animals e. g dogs, horses, cattle etc. require the driver to stop and report the incident, but cats are not mentioned. This has been law for nearly 40 years and 29% of households have at least 1 cat. That means nearly 20 million people keep a cat as a pet, yet there is still no law to protect them if there is a road accident involving them

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 a similar action: Require drivers to stop and take cats to the vets if they hit them in their car

Timeline

4 Aug 2025	Petition opened for signatures
12 Aug 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Aug 2025

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