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[mantahatch]

For cat lovers, a petition https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/19369

And for those that don't love cats please no nasty comments as this is one subject I will take offence at.

Thank You.

[millwall]

i love animals i have a staff and a cat  but to be honest i dont see the cat as a part of the family like the dog  and cats are plenty round my way ripping open bin bags and making a mess  2 local idiots have just been prosecuted for shooting cats with a air rifle  they are awaiting sentence but will probably only get a slap on the wrist

[Marks DTM Calib]

I dont love cats, I find them a bit chewy.

I much prefer horse.

[millwall]

I dont love cats, I find them a bit chewy.

I much prefer horse.

[mantahatch]

i love animals i have a staff and a cat  but to be honest i dont see the cat as a part of the family like the dog  and cats are plenty round my way ripping open bin bags and making a mess  2 local idiots have just been prosecuted for shooting cats with a air rifle  they are awaiting sentence but will probably only get a slap on the wrist

They will get a lot more than that if the right people find out who they are.

[STMO123]

I might agree in principle, but I think these e-petitions are getting a bit silly.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We've owned a few cats. They are independent creatures that have a total inability to care about anyone or anything other than themselves. Moggies are not big on sympathy or empathy...

[mantahatch]

I might agree in principle, but I think these e-petitions are getting a bit silly.

I actually agree with you, but it would appear to be the only way for the average people to have any say these days in what goes on.

[STMO123]

We've owned a few cats. They are independent creatures that have a total inability to care about anyone or anything other than themselves. Moggies are not big on sympathy or empathy...

Wow. The closest thing to a human then.

[mantahatch]

We've owned a few cats. They are independent creatures that have a total inability to care about anyone or anything other than themselves. Moggies are not big on sympathy or empathy...

That says more about you that the cats 

[Jimbob]

Are you viewing this from the perspective of the cat 'owner' claiming damages from the motorist, or the other way around?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We've owned a few cats. They are independent creatures that have a total inability to care about anyone or anything other than themselves. Moggies are not big on sympathy or empathy...

Wow. The closest thing to a human then.

Nothing more selfish than a cat with a full belly.....

[mantahatch]

Personally I am looking at from this angle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-15457756

For me no money could ever replace my cats, it is doubtful a cat would do much harm to car.

But for me it is all about the cats. Certainly it has nothing to do with compensation if that is the thought you are having.

[Jimbob]

We have had, and lost cats...

I dont think this legislation would make a tiny bit of difference either way to be honest.

in this culture, where there is blame there is a claim. this will help noone.

Those who care would, and will continue to stop and check.
those who dont, wont.

[Kevin Wood]

Those who care would, and will continue to stop and check.
those who dont, wont.

Agreed. People still drive around with phones clamped to their ears, so I doubt a change in law regarding hitting a cat will make any odds at all to their actual behaviour. It will cause an increase in Police workload processing reports for those motorists who do hit a cat and do report it. I can't see the Police doing much in response based on the last few times I've had cause to call them about humans let alone moggies.

So, the outcome is unchanged for both cat and owner, IMHO.