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Petition

We would like the law to change for cats been killed on the road to be reported

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like to government to consider our petition for all our pet cats across the uk to be recognized been reported when hit by any vehicle on the uk.
It is already in place for when dogs are hit by vehicles on the road to legal be reported and so with this petition we would like the same rule in place for our cats as they are domestic pets and family too thank you.

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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats
Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats

Timeline

30 Jan 2026 Petition opened for signatures
17 Feb 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.