Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99278

Roads: Cats

Tabled: 11 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether a disproportionate burden is placed on local authorities and National Highways to identify and reunite cats injured or killed on the road, in the absence of a statutory d

Answer

Simon Lightwood

There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions involving cats. Although there is no obligation to report all animal deaths on roads, drivers should, if possible, make enquiries to...

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