Il proprietario del gatto chiede una modifica della legge dopo che è stato trovato un animale domestico morto in una discarica
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d0dky9p79o
di Sensitive_Echo5058
Il proprietario del gatto chiede una modifica della legge dopo che è stato trovato un animale domestico morto in una discarica
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d0dky9p79o
di Sensitive_Echo5058
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>Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, drivers must report an accident if they hit a horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog – but cats are not included in the law.
Sounds like a law made for farmers, and their working dogs are included in that.
They’re an irresponsible owner for allowing their cats to roam. They decimate local wildlife, defecate on people’s property, and obviously it’s dangerous for the cats themselves.
I purchased a catio for my two and it’s hands down the best thing I’ve ever bought them. I can let them out without worrying about them killing young birds, being hit by a car or being mauled by a dog.
I feel for the owner, whoever hit/found the cat should’ve done the right thing instead of discarding the poor cat’s body.
However, the only way to truly avoid this from happening is to not let our cats free roam.
There’s such a high risk of them being hit by a car, killed by a fox or dog, poisoned, trapped somewhere, etc.
There’s plenty of ways to keep cats safe whilst still having outdoor access – cat-proof gardens, catios or leash training.
I know it’s the norm, and I used to have free roaming cats too, but after losing two and finding several cats sadly deceased, it’s simply not safe for them outside.
simple solution, control your animals. dont let them go doing what they want
i dont let my dogs out to roam whenever and wherever they want, none of them have ever been hit by a car or been close to such
its sad, but that is exactly what happens when animals free roam anywhere close to roads
These articles summon all the cat hating ghouls who pretend to care about birds.
Letting cats roam is just a stupid concept in general. When my dog shits in public, I pick it up. The neighbours cat shits _in my garden_.
There have been a few close calls when my dog has been out in the garden and the neighbours cat enters, my dog has got very close to catching it. My dog is contained within my property, and their cat is coming into my garden which is my dog’s territory. If my dog catches the cat, I will feel terrible for the cat but as far as I’m concerned no blame lies with me. They let their animal into my garden, my animal is contained on my property. That is on the cat’s owner for letting it go wherever.
Roaming cats are peak entitlement. No owner responsibility. If people let their dogs roam like that, there would be absolute outrage.
“Thousands of cats go missing every year, and a large number of these have been hit by a vehicle and left somewhere”
In other words, thousands of pet owners fail to provide a secure environment to their pets. Not to mention cleaning after those pets (i have a friend with 2 cats free to roam, he doesn’t own a litter box as apparently is dirty. And for years he’s in bad terms with his neighbours as his cats don’t shit in his garden, funny enough they prefer the neighbours)
The law isn’t outdated. People kept cats in 1988. The last time adding cats came up that I know of was in 2022. The government refused to amend the law and pointed out this section of the law is based on whether an animal could be classed as “working”. It was never intended to cover domestic pets.
> Ms Meade is now urging for tougher laws to be introduced requiring people who have struck a cat with their car to report it.
Yes, it’s about bloody time. Our cats are family members. Few people understand the pain of losing a cat and having to spend days trying to find out what happened on your local Facebook, a vet, or from neighbours.
I’m sorry they lost their cat, but “we noticed he was missing in the morning”…
So he was regularly outside at night. I know there’s always debate on whether cats should be let outside at all, but night time is when I hear cats fighting each other, it’s when bigger animals like foxes are about, and it’s a time of much worse visibility on the roads, especially for a black cat.
Part of caring for a pet is knowing what’s best for them and protecting them from harm, whatever their personal preferences are.
i don’t drive, but cats are small enough that imagine you could run one over without really noticing?
Don’t let your cat run feral and shit in other people’s gardens, and it won’t get hit by cars.
Irresponsible pet owners are the issue.
I would only accept changing this if we changed the law on holding owners responsible for damage cats cause, shitting in other people’s property, damaging things, killing wildlife . Also make them responsible for the damage to the cars they hit them.
If you let your cat go out on its own, then they either must take responsibility for what it does, or accept nobody is responsible for what happens to them.
We had a cat get killed a few years ago, the driver went into the Tesco express and the staff boxed her up and left her outside. Mum was wondering about calling her name and a member of staff came out and told her the bad news.
Just taking the cat to the tip is horribly cruel.
Reality is, if this was dof, the driver would keep going anyway.
Honestly, this falls under human decency, we shouldn’t have laws to dictate every single action of our lives.
Domestic pets, especially those that can end up running away like a dog or roam like a cat should be chipped. In case of an accident it is only a decent thing to collect the animal and bring it to the vet so the owner can be contacted.
Let’s be decent people because we want to, not because of law.
As a cat owner and had my baby boy lost to a car. i have to say this sucks, but even i have to admit that this is part of owning a cat. They get free roam protections at the cost of accountability from cars.
These threads always remind me that a lot of people don’t know that cats aren’t dogs.
We have a neighbour who feeds them for a couple of bottles of wine, we’re very lucky