Submitted by Katie Bailey on Monday 22nd April 2024
Published on Friday 3rd May 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 3rd November 2024
Current Signatures: 56
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats
Under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, a driver is required to stop & report accidents involving specific animals including dogs, but not cats. We want the Government to introduce legislation that makes it a legal requirement for a driver to stop & report accidents involving cats.
On 20th April at 0950am, our beloved cat Fawkes was hit by a car travelling over the speed limit on a residential street. Fawkes was less than 2 years old and less than 3 metres away from our front garden. The driver failed to stop. If this legislation is created, we would like it to be known as "Fawkes Law".
The impact on a persons' mental health and wellbeing when their cat is hit by a car can be devastating. Cat owners should be entitled to the same due process afforded to dog owners.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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