2007-12-22 21:44:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
if my question wasn't all that clear...I meant laws relating to running over cats AND laws relating to people in the street being cruel to your cat -sorry!
2007-12-22 22:06:34 · update #1
The last I checked, sadly there are very few laws existing to protect cats. As far as I know it isn't a crime to run a cat over and drive away, unlike with a dog where you have to report it. You're not allowed to intentionally inflict harm to any animal (although people often seem to get away with it by pleading ignorance) but if you see someone run a cat over you can't grass them up for driving off.
If you see someone on the street being cruel to any animal, dog or cat, pet or wildlife, you can certainly report this to the RSPCA. Their 24 hour emergency line for reporting cruelty is 0300 1234 999. The RSPCA are rubbish for picking up stray animals, but very good for investigating cruelty.
Chalice
2007-12-23 03:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Run Over Cat
2016-11-13 10:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cruelty can be reported to the RSPCA. If you run a cat over I dont think there is any legal obligation to report it. However common decency would say that you should contact the owners if possible. If not just move the poor moggy to the verge.
2007-12-22 21:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by hiddenmyname 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under English law a cat in not property, so you're under no legal obligation to report accidentally hitting one with a car as there would be with a dog.....oddly enough a dog IS property.
It is the decent thing to do though as it's someone's pet as is stopping to make sure the animal isn't just injured and in pain....at the very least then you could take steps to end that pain rather than just leaving it to die.
Animal cruelty legislation is quite strict in the UK and it applies to cats just the same....so intentional cruelty is a no-no and leaving an injured cat knowingly might just count as well as would running the cat over on purpose.
2007-12-22 22:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Angela D 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Legally you do NOT have to report running a cat over in the UK. If someone is found to have been cruel to ANY animal - wild or domestic then they can be prosecuted by the RSPCA xxx
2007-12-22 21:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well people can be cruel is a police or rspca reporting .
As for knocking a cat down the person driving can go on if very heartless if it was a dog you have to stop and report that you killed the dog .
2007-12-22 21:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rspca take cruelty to any anilaml very seriously here.
If a cat is knocked down you do not need to call the police, you cannot be prosecuted unlike if you knock down a dog.
2007-12-22 21:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats are not a licenced animal,so you do not have to report it like you used to if you hit a dog.
BUT there might be a bit of a problem if you run over a person.
bit confused that if you run over a person it may be cruel to cats????think your question whent a bit wierd.
2007-12-22 21:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to stop-or report if u run over a cat sadly-as for beiong cruel to them in the street i think even then its up to the rspca to prosecute
2007-12-22 23:43:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about England, but here in the USA I shoot them, run over them, and then feed them to my pigs, anybody that's cruel to an animal deserves to get whats coming to them, including the so call inHUMANE society, they are anything but humane....SPAY AND NEUTER save a life.
2007-12-22 21:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by BLUE@CHRISTMAS 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋