I recently came across this petition and I think it supports a wonderful cause.

Make it a legal requirement to report a road accident involving a cat.

Responsible department: Department for Transport

Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, section 170, it is a legal requirement to report any road accident which causes damage to any animal which is not on or in the vehicle involved. The definition of 'animal' however does not include cats. Currently only dogs, horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, ass and mules are included. New Start Cat Rescue, a Gloucestershire based cat re-homing charity believe that this Act should be amended to include cats. This will ensure that cats hit on the road can be dealt with appropriately and perhaps in some cases, prevent fatalities. Cats are peoples' possessions, their loving pets and part of the family. We strongly believe that this Act should be amended.

If you agree, I urge you to sign this petition: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/19369

I mean, personally, if my cat went missing I would want to know if something happened to them outside and I think this initiative can help to contact owners whose cats have been hit by cars.

I've signed,and posted on Facebook. Thanks for sharing xx

I have thought this for a very long time,thank you for posting this,I have signed it.x

Yeah, it just strikes me as odd that they would have included dogs, but not cats.  Hopefully that will change! 

ive signed but you dont actually have to report if you hit a dog, its not like it was in the 60's where you had to