Submitted on Wednesday 16th July 2025
Rejected on Thursday 31st July 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change the right to roam cat law.
To make cat owners responsible. Owning any pet, regardless of species should not be taken lightly. The right to roam law for cats is drastically outdated.
Cats suffer illnesses, parasite infestation, accidents and at times death, keeping them contained on the owners own property is not "unfair" or "cruel" it is showing responsibility and care for the animal. Cats are also the cause of a very large decline in wildlife, wild birds in particular. Cats kill between 40 - 70 million birds annually in the UK.
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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:
Remove the ‘right to roam’ status applicable to domesticated cats
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725658
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