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U.K. cats always lose out at any mention of legal status.
Because lost and stray cats do not pose a public safety risk. Following the death of her microchipped cat Gizmo in a road accident, whose body was later disposed of by a veterinary surgeon without scanning, the owner began a petition to make it a legal requirement for dead cats to be scanned. The petition,…
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The right to roam, cats cannot trespass
Cats are footloose and free Unlike most other captive animals, the domestic cat has the wonderful status under the laws of most countries of the “right to roam“. In the U.K. they do not have to be securely confined and can roam without any fear or favour or legal repercussions for their actions. They cannot trespass so…