Submitted on Saturday 21st June 2025
Rejected on Monday 14th July 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
CatsMatter - Make Car Accidents Involving Cats a Reportable Offence
It is perfectly legal in the UK to hit a cat when driving and leave them scared, alone and in pain roadside. Cats are important, loved, valued family members and, as it does for dogs, the law should reflect this. Legislation currently leans toward encouraging unnecessary suffering, which must change
We call upon lawmakers to implement stricter laws regarding hit & run incidents involving cats that will ensure drivers are held accountable if they fail to stop and report such accidents. Asking a bit of decency is legislated for by asking drivers be made responsible for seeking help for an injured cat should be a perfectly reasonable & simple ask. No more petitions, generic responses or excuses, people want action like legislation that recognises cats as a species worth helping if injured.
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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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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Require drivers to stop and take cats to the vets if they hit them in their car
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728011
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