Vehicle collisions involving cats to be made a reportable offence

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 19 Sep 2019
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention
2. 5 Mar 2020
   Public Petitions Committee

   Continued Petitions
   1 mention

1. Scotland229 47.3%
2. England138 28.5%
3. United Kingdom77 15.9%
4. United States14 2.9%
5. Wales8 1.7%
6. Germany3 0.6%
7. Jersey2 0.4%
8. France2 0.4%
9. Canada2 0.4%
10. Austria1 0.2%
11. 8 other countries8 1.7%

1. Paula Curran 18 Jul 2019
   Cats need the same recognition as dogs who are hit by cars, cat owners need this now
2. Tracy Swandells 18 Jul 2019
   It causes families no end of sadness and upset when a pet goes missing. It will.not be the news they want to hear, he that their pet has been knocked down but better knowing than continually searching for it for months.
3. Catherine Jamieson 19 Jul 2019
   Cats should be given the same status as other domestic animals and important pets
4. Joyce Macdonald 19 Jul 2019
   Every cat is a family member
5. Lynn Millar 19 Jul 2019
   I wholeheatedly support this petition
6. Philip Christie 19 Jul 2019
   Born and raised in Scotland, staff to 2 cats
7. Vicki Roberts 19 Jul 2019
   My cats our part of my family & I would want to no if anything happened to them
8. Amanda Garratty 19 Jul 2019
   Thank you for all your organising. Let's hope that it makes our fur babies safer.
9. Margot russell 20 Jul 2019
   Cats owners deserve the same respect as dogs owners. Cats are just as much a family member as dogs
10. Debbie Angus 20 Jul 2019
    Our kitties are not wild animals and deserve the same rights other pets have. All animals do. If anything happened to our boys, I want them back home with us, not in a ditch.
11. Pauline mapplebeck 21 Jul 2019
    I agree with this petition
12. Kirsty Dickson 23 Jul 2019
    I have lost a much loved cat to a hit &run accident, made worse by someone thinking he was theirs and not getting him scanned so we looked for him for days before their cat came back and they realised their mistake. This could have been avoided had the driver reported the accident.
13. Carolina Cunningham 23 Jul 2019
    My beloved cat was hit by a works van. They just drove off, a wonderful neighbour took it apon herself to take my cat to the Vet, unfortunately Misty didn't survive. I will always be grateful that she gave him a chance and he didn't die alone.
14. Emma Ingles 23 Jul 2019
    We recently lost our beloved Sky after he was hit by a vehicle. He managed to make it into our garden before he passed away but if they had just stopped and taken him to the vets he might still be with us or at the very least he wouldn't have had to suffer. Dogs have to be reported so why not cats. Sky was bigger than my dog aswell.
15. karen mckenna 23 Jul 2019
    i have lost a few cats over the years to hit and run drivers. i volunteered with Inverclyde Cat Rescue for nearly 10 years and i had to deal with some horrifically injured and deceased cats during that time. They say its illegal to cause unnecessary suffering and cruelty to an animal but hitting a cat or any animal with a car and not stopping should fall into that category. It should be make a criminal offence
16. Claire Lamb 24 Jul 2019
    We lost a lovely cat called Rainbow. Then two years later our new cat was injured but she managed to get home. It was a long process of getting her better but she pulled through. We just wish Rainbow had had that opportunity because we would have done everything in our power to help her.
17. Carol fosbrook 25 Jul 2019
    My cat is microchipped along with lots of other cats and I would like to know if my cat has been involved in an accident.
18. Diane Brierley 25 Jul 2019
    Cats are no diffent to dogs when it come to RTAs. So many people walk dogs without leads now they are a traffic hazard. Cats deserve better compassion & legislation!
19. Linda Ricouard p 25 Jul 2019
    I am supporting this petition, as I think if you hit a cat...you should check on the animal, even if it is dead...you should take it to a vet so they can see if it has a chip...then the owner can be notified, so they have closure. And if it is alive, if you get immediate help then has a chance of recovery, and not to be left do die a slow painful death.
20. Sally Cadge 26 Jul 2019
    Our exceptional little rescue cat was hit by a car in our quiet road a few weeks ago. No one stopped. She dragged herself home but her injuries were too severe and we made the sad decision to have her put to sleep. She was 3 years old , she brought us so much joy and loved every minute of her life. It would have meant so much to us if the person had stopped and helped. More awareness is needed. We are devastated but we will offer a home to another rescue cat when we have mourned our sweet Ada.
21. Andrew Fraser 26 Jul 2019
    While one may have every sympathy with a cat owner's loss, one might also remember that cat owners do not appear to take any responsibility for their cats' behaviour and the nuisance they are to their neighbours. I, for one, am sick of cleaning up their filthy disease ridden stools, and having to dispose of the broken bodies of the birds they wantonly kill. I fail to see why the death of one of those murderous animals should be reported to the police. They've surely got more than enough to do.
22. Andi jackson 26 Jul 2019
    My much loved cat Wilma was hit by a car in August last year, the driver didn't stop, neither did the next three or four cars, thankfully one did, there was nothing that could be done for Wilma but I am forever grateful to the man that took his time to find who she belonged to, the person that hit her I hope karma comes for you, there was no way you didn't see her, you obviously just felt she was worth nothing.... You couldn't be more wrong.
    Cats are very much a loved family pet and deserve recognition as such, no pet should be let to die like that, the laws need to catch up with the times, listen to the people, protect our pets.....
23. Lesley minton 27 Jul 2019
    Make it law you have to stop if running a cat over
24. Pamela Balfour 27 Jul 2019
    Please allow cat owners to be made aware
25. Samantha Lavin 28 Jul 2019
    Many owner have cats as part of their family and one day they disappear, they never come home. People never give up hoping that their pet will return and deserve to know what has happened.
26. Sonia ewan 28 Jul 2019
    I am a cat owner although as far as i know i haven't lost a cat to being hit by a car, there has been so many that i have known or seen, think its wrong that its not repored like other pets and there as important too.
27. Denise johnson 30 Jul 2019
    I personally haven't had one of my cats hit by a car but i am in a cat club called kingsheath cat club, there are any posts daily about cats being found on the side of the road and left for dead and peoples lives devastated by the thought of their cat just being left for dead, taking the cat to the vets for a chip check would ease the pain for some furkids family, so sad.
28. Johan Hardy 1 Aug 2019
    Cat's are equally members of our family just like dogs. Please change the law in recognition of this.
29. Eileen McDonald 1 Aug 2019
    I agree with the petition too many drivers think its ok not to report it as its only a cat and it doesn't matter
30. Trish Challans 1 Aug 2019
    I have lost two cats to being knocked down by cars and none stop. Drivers need to report a cat.
31. Rosann ferriet 1 Aug 2019
    I think people don't realise that our cats are part of the family and not something to be left at the side of the road when hit. Cats have feelings and feel pain like humans, and often they don't die straight away after being hit,some could be saved and their owners are entitled to know the outcome.
32. Karen Armstrong 4 Aug 2019
    My cat dizzy was killed on the road, car tooted at her causing her to panic, if driver had slowed down just a fraction she would have made it off the road, car didn't even stop. My dad and niece found her 2 minutes later, sadly too late to do anything. They are not just animals, like dogs they are our family so why is it ok to just drive off like they don't matter ?!
33. Mary Taylor 6 Aug 2019
    When cats go missing it's such a worrying and heartbreaking time for owners, If this was passed then people would know what has happened to their fur babies.
34. Celia Henderson 6 Aug 2019
    Woody, killed by driver, who did not stop. I just hope Woody was killed outright and not left for hours to die. He was wearing a prominent tag with our phone number and was microchipped. Just one quick phone call would have saved considerable sadness and misery.
35. Pauline Pettigrove 11 Aug 2019
    Cats are a huge part of family life, how can they be treated as anything less. A family grieve over loss just as much as they would for any family members
36. Annette Russett 12 Aug 2019
    Cats are peoples' much loved pets. They should be respected. People should drive carefully where there are dwellings as there could be cats crossing the road.
37. Alison Palmer 18 Aug 2019
    It is simple common decency to help save the life of any animal. Not only would this bill save a cat's life, it could act as a deterrent for speeding and to make drivers more aware of what is going on around them. Please make this bill law. I picked up someone's cat a few months ago that had been sadly killed, but left in the road. Cats are not just animals....they are part of someone's family. If your pet is killed away from home you sometimes never get closure. Spare a thought, please.
38. Kim Shand 22 Aug 2019
    Her name was Ruby. She was 8. She was hit by a car just a few feet from home and left.
    She mattered
    She was my best friend.
    #everylifematters#slowdownforRuby
39. Janet Hindle 27 Aug 2019
    Please support this. A cat is STILL a loved pet
40. Derek Pearce 27 Aug 2019
    Well done, with regard to all your hard work.
41. Ilona Cassidy 28 Aug 2019
    She was called Remi. She was 1 year old when she was run over in a cul-de-sac. She was tossed on the garbage truck and taken to the dump. No one contacted us even though she was chipped. We didn't find out until much later what had happened to her.