This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Make it the law to report a cat being hit and left in the road

At present it is not the law to report a hit and run on killing a cat on the road and leaving it, as it is not included in the road traffic act, let's get this changed!

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At present it is not illegal to report a cat left in the road in a hit and run, as it is not included in the Road Traffic Act

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/260877

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