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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

Drivers who run over a cat would have to tell police under plans to be debated by MPs next week

More than 100,000 people are backing proposed new law to force motorists to tell police if they run over a cat

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Motorists would have to stop and report to police if they run over a cat under plans to be debated by MPs which have gained support in London and its commuter belt.

MPs will on Monday debate the proposed change in the law which could lead to drivers being fined if they failed to tell the authorities that they had hit a cat.

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