This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Pet owners should be held legally responsible if there animal causes harm.
By law, the owner of the pet that has caused harm shall be made legal to pay vet bill for the injured animal.
Cats should not have the right to free roam without responsibility from their owners
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Cats should not have the right to free roam without their owner being legally responsible for the actions it accrues. Cat owners have no responsibility to pay arrears, aka Vet Bills or other expenditures if their animal injured another whilst away from the property thus leaving the injured owner fronting the bill every time.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you are concerned about damage caused by pets, but it's not clear what action you want the Government to take to remedy this.
Pet owners already have a legal duty of care to take reasonable care to ensure that their pets do not cause injury to people or damage to property. Seeking compensation for any damages would be a civil matter for individuals to pursue in the courts.
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to make it an offence for pet owners to allow their pets to cause harm or damage to another person's property, if that is what you want to happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.