Rejected petition Change the law to make it illegal if you hit a cat and do not stop.

Rejected on 5 July 2023

I wish the law to be the same as it is with dogs, why should it be different for cats?
Our boy was first hit by a vehicle and lost an eye and last night was hit by a car and left to die. No one sticks to the 20mph speed limit down our road, next time this will be a child.

Because we have lost our innocent boy and I know loads of others have too.

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 are very sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept our condolences.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/637301

We have also published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Athena’s Law: Introduce new requirements for drivers who hit a cat: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633536

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