Submitted on Tuesday 25th October 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
change the law so that cats involved in RTA's have the same protection as dogs
If a driver runs over a dog then by law they must:
Stop, give their name and address to the owner or the person in charge of the dog (if the driver is not the car owner then the driver must supply the owner’s details), and provide details, etc, of the vehicle by way of identification.
Unfortunately, because cats are not included in this law, there are currently no legal consequences if a cat is run over: the driver can just drive away. This petition is to change the law so that it applies equally to cats and dogs. It brings clarity to drivers, helps the cat owner understand what happened in the accident, and informs the police so that they can determine whether the accident was simply that, a very sad accident, or caused by careless or dangerous driving.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168949
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