Submitted on Saturday 13th January 2018
Rejected on Monday 15th January 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Add cats to the Road Traffic Act 1988
My cat has been missing for two weeks. This morning a dog walker knocked on my front door regarding a dead cat on the other side of my back garden fence.
Sure enough it was mine...he had clearly been hit by a car and just been left to die by the roadside.
If this was a dog it would be different.
The law states...
"If you hit an animal which is covered by The Road Traffic Act 1988 – namely, dogs, goats, horses, cattle, donkeys, mules, sheep and pigs you are legally required to report it to the police."
This law needs to be amended to include cats. The guidelines regarding what to do after hitting cats offer what you can or should do. They should offer what you need to do according to the law.
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