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Legally require drivers who hit a cat to take them to a vet

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closedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsOpened 18 December 2025Closed 18 June 2026

Background

I would like to make it illegal to hit and leave a cat to die. When cats are sadly hit by cars, it can cause seriously bad mental health for the owners. Often they do not get to say goodbye. Cats are important to their owners. Make it illegal to leave them to die.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Clwyd EastBecky Gittins
11
Sittingbourne and SheppeyKevin McKenna
8
Bangor AberconwyClaire Hughes
4
North NorthumberlandDavid Smith
3
Altrincham and Sale WestMr Connor Rand
3
Fareham and WaterloovilleSuella Braverman
2
Argyll, Bute and South LochaberBrendan O'Hara
2
South CambridgeshirePippa Heylings
2
Kingswinford and South StaffordshireMike Wood
2
Upper BannCarla Lockhart
2
BroxtoweJuliet Campbell
1
East SurreyClaire Coutinho
1
East WiltshireDanny Kruger
1
East Worthing and ShorehamTom Rutland
1
East HamSir Stephen Timms
1
BromsgroveBradley Thomas
1
Beckenham and PengeLiam Conlon
1
Earley and WoodleyYuan Yang
1
Forest of DeanMatt Bishop
1
Corby and East NorthamptonshireLee Barron
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 751525.