Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats

Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats — 6 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

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. Motorists should be required to report collisions with cats in the same way as collisions with dogs, so that the cat's owners can be informed.

Additional details

Many cat owners feel excluded by the law. The impact on a persons' mental health when their cat is hit by a car can be profound and devastating, and cat owners should be entitled to the same due process afforded to dog owners.

View this petition on the official UK Parliament website

Other UK Parliament petitions

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership — 210,743 signatures
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance — 134,749 signatures
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks — 123,685 signatures
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth — 113,196 signatures
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills — 111,034 signatures
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases — 105,579 signatures
• Fund NHS access to Omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's Ataxia — 102,177 signatures
• Raise the personal tax allowance to £18,000 — 72,423 signatures

Browse UK petitions

• Open petitions
• Trending petitions
• Petitions with a debate scheduled
• Petitions debated in Parliament
• Petitions awaiting a government response
• Petitions with a government response
• Closed petitions
• Rejected petitions
• Petitions by constituency
• Signature milestones
• Insights and analysis
• Frequently asked questions
• About UK Petition Tracker
• Terms of use
• What's new on UK Petition Tracker

UK Petition Tracker home