Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop when a cat has been hit

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a legal requirement to impose fines, points or prosecutions when drivers don’t stop and report hitting a cat. Same law as dog or horses.

In Daventry we lost a community beloved cat due to this and the driver did not stop. It has broken the hearts of a lot people. No pet owner should have to go through this

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

16 Apr 2026	Petition opened for signatures
5 May 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 May 2026

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