Tag: are cats protected by law

  • U.K. cats always lose out at any mention of legal status.

    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,…

  • We need a UK Cat Act

    We need a UK Cat Act

    U.K cats need more legal protection. Time and again whenever laws are introduced to control or protect animals in the U.K. cats always miss out with preference always given to the control and welfare of dogs. Even the basic requirement for cats to be microchipped is not legislated for and recently the Governments reluctance to…