Rejected petition Make it the law to stop and report hitting a cat under the road traffic act 1988

It should be made law to stop and report hitting a cat as currently this does not exist unless the animal is a dog, sheep, pig or cattle etc.

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It should be the same for cats as any other animal/pet covered under the road traffic act 1988. They are loved by many families across the country and although sometimes unavoidable, hitting a cat with a car and reporting it/taking it to the vets immediately increases their chance of survival

Cats are family pets and mean a lot to families that have them. There have been too many cases recently of cats being hit and then left to die in the road despite there being a chance to save them.
Only 25% of cats hit by cars die as a result of this, this means that the other 75% have a chance of survival if taken to a vet

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Date submitted 29 January 2022
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