Petitions/Remove the ‘right to roam’ status applicable to domesticated cats
StatusClosed
Opened6 May 2025
Closes6 Nov 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We feel it is now time to end the 'right to roam' for cats. Cats can have a serious impact on wildlife. A study published in 2022 estimated that cats kill 160 to 270 million animals every year, 25% of them are birds.

Secondly, cats can leave droppings in private gardens which can cause series illnesses such as toxoplasmosis. Thirdly, cats can destroy flower beds, lawns and pots. Finally, cats themselves are at risk. Every day in the UK 630 cats are killed in road traffic accidents. Some families have no idea what has happened to their beloved pet.

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Patrick Hurley
1Patrick Hurley MP
Southport
11
Rachel Blake
2Rachel Blake MP
Cities of London and Westminster
4
Mims Davies
3Mims Davies MP
East Grinstead and Uckfield
4
Anna Sabine
4Anna Sabine MP
Frome and East Somerset
4
Matt Western
5Matt Western MP
Warwick and Leamington
4
Mike Tapp
6Mike Tapp MP
Dover and Deal
3
Victoria Atkins
7Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
3
Sir John Whittingdale
8Sir John Whittingdale MP
Maldon
3
Matt Rodda
9Matt Rodda MP
Reading Central
3
James McMurdock
10James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
3
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