Advocating for Feline Road Safety and Better Protections for Cats on Roads

In the United Kingdom, cats are cherished companions. Yet, surprisingly, they receive no legal protection on the roads like their canine counterparts. According to PetPlan figures, 230,000 cats will be hit by cars annually, with 25% of incidents resulting in an instant fatality. The owners of that 25% will need informing so they have closure and can lay their beloved family member to rest, but the remaining 75% stand a very good chance of survival and will need veterinarian help straight away. Many of that 75% will be left roadside alone, scared and in pain, so we are asking the Government step in to stop the unnecessary suffering of these cats and introduce a law which requires drivers to stop, help and report when they have hit a cat.

Countless petitions and debates have occurred over the last 5 years alone, yet all we hear is warm words with little action. The nations cats and their owners deserve better and we, as advocates for feline safety, are coming together to ask you to respond to the public's growing demand for laws that better protect cats on UK roads.

Cats matter and we want the law to reflect this!

Signed

CatsMatter

Pepper’s Pet Rescue

Feline Network Cat Rescue

Colchester Caring for Our Cats

Rosina Animal Centre

Feline Friends London

The Ginger Cat House Rescue

The Society for Abandoned Animals

Little Paws Rescue

Bristol and Wales Cat Rescue

Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary

Aireworth Dogs in Need

Galway Cat Rescue

Pussycat Lodge

Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary

Newtownabbey Vets 4 Pets

Animals in Distress

Chester Kitty Cat Rescue

Feline and Wildlife Rescue Nottingham

Second Chance Animal Rescue

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

Cats Protection Inverness

MeowCat Rescue

Little Paws Woodcote

Stray & Co

(LFPCSA) Lost and Found Pets in Cambridge and Surrounding Areas

Wirral Whiskers

Pet Microchipping CLJ

Paws & More

Caversham Kitties

Decorum Dogs

Mosely Meows Cat Sitting

Whiskers on Wheels

SASKW Save A Soul

Cheadle Cat Sitter

Help a Stray Cat

The Pawsitive Pet Nurse

A Helping Paw Cat Sitting

San’s Cat Grooming Service

Pet Lunches West Lothian Cat Sitter

Bridging Rainbows Foundation

Paws Lodge Cattery

ProtectaPet

Rosa’s Mobile Vets Anglesey

Canvas & Bear

Miracle Meows

Feline Good Pet Sitting

Awesome Paws Cat Grooming

Happy Cat Sitting Service

Fluff Post

Kittea Cakes the Cat Caffe

The Cat Sitting Company Edinburgh

Kelp Social

Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association & Cheltenham Animal Centre

Wellcat Rescue

RSPCA Macclesfield SE Cheshire and Buxton branch