This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Add cats to the road traffic act 1988
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To add cats to the road traffic act 1988, so if a cat gets hit by a cat the person responsible has to report it.
My cat was recently hit by a car and left to die at the side of the road. Cats like dogs are someone’s pet and are a major part of the family they belong to. They are every bit as important as a dog and therefore should also be covered by the law.
Why was this petition rejected?
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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We're sorry to hear about what happened to your cat.
We have an open petition calling for the same action which you may wish to sign:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300310We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.