This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Make it the law to stop and report hitting a cat under the road traffic act 1988
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It should be compulsory to report an accident involving a cat just like it's compulsory to report hitting a dog.
Sadly on 20th March 2020 our beautiful cat Ruby was hit by a car, the driver never stopped. While the driver carried on with their lives a part of our family lay dying, in pain & scared with nobody to comfort her. When I found my girl she was already dead, she died alone & the way I found her will haunt me for the rest of my life. So many people believe a cat is "Just a cat" but she was our cat and part of our family.
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We're very sorry to hear about what happened to Ruby.
We think this petition is asking for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300310
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