Rejected petition: Strengthen Legal Protection for Cats in Life and After Death
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Introduce stronger legal protections for all cats across the UK, including clearer duties to help injured cats, scan for microchips when cats are found injured or deceased, and ensure deceased cats are handled responsibly and owners are notified where possible.
Cats are beloved family members,yet gaps in the law can leave them without adequate protection when injured,killed or found deceased.Owners deserve a fair chance of being reunited with their cats or informed of their fate.All cats deserve protection,whether indoors,roaming outdoors or walked on a lead&harness.If stronger protection means introducing stricter laws for cat owners,including responsible ownership requirements or roaming restrictions,then so be it.Cats safety&welfare must come first.
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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You may wish to sign some of the below petitions which seek similar action. If there are actions you would like to see which are not covered by these petitions you can submit a new petition calling for this specific action.
Mandatory vet scanning of cats’ and dogs’ microchips
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776324Require people who run over cats to stop and to report it, and impose fine
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771354Make it a legal requirement to report cat collisions and cover vet fees
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/779798Criminalise failing to report hitting cats with a vehicle & taking them to a vet
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/779690We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.