A woman living in Norwich, Norfolk, UK believes that a 20 mph speed limit for traffic on the road outside her home would have saved the lives of her two cats, both of whom have been killed by speeding cars. … Continue reading →
We’re not sure how many cats are killed on roads in either the UK or the USA or perhaps any other country. An estimate is that a quarter of a million domestic and stray cats are killed on British roads … Continue reading →
Although perhaps under the circumstances mistaking a rabbit for your cat is possibly acceptable, this is an extraordinary story. They are, after all, quite different creatures. Cheryl Schmidt, living in Indiana, USA believed that she had found her beloved tortoiseshell-and-white … Continue reading →
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: A one-eyed tabby cat called Muffin living in the Auckland area of New Zealand (Titirangi) was killed on the road. Her owners, as is quite typical, did not know what had happened to her and they put … Continue reading →
According to the Wikipedia numbers it is cat roadkill Armageddon in America. But accuracy is a problem and the question has to be limited to countries like the USA or the UK because accurate data is hard to come by … Continue reading →
This is a heart-rending photograph of a mother Asiatic leopard cat and her cub lying next to each other on the roadside having been hit together by a vehicle. It is believed that the mother had her kitten in her … Continue reading →
“The council told me my Gemini was broken down, chopped up, cooked and turned to biofuel.” – Veronica McMongale about her lost one-year-old cat Gemini. She lives in Northern Ireland. How widespread is this practice? Today the online version of … Continue reading →
The Metropolitan police have come to the conclusion that the Croydon Cat Killer does not exist. They have decided that the 400 cats allegedly killed by a person or persons were in fact killed in road traffic accidents. Their bodies … Continue reading →
Warning: unpleasant photo illustrates the page. There has been an omission in the laws of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for a long time. Under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 motorists have to stop and report an … Continue reading →
This has been a long time coming. It is very reasonable to place an obligation on drivers of vehicles who hit and kill a domestic cat on the road to report the incident to the police and/or the local authorities … Continue reading →
