Cat owners have responded in fury to a change in the law making its way through Parliament that will only provide protection to dogs.
The Kept Animals Bill proposes that people who steal dogs could see five years in jail. However, the same offence when it comes to cats is much lighter under current laws.
While 70 per cent of stolen pets are dogs, the remaining 30 per cent are not covered in the lew legislation - this includes cats and other companion animals. Some critics of the new law have said that it ignores the emotional impact of having a cat stolen, the Mirror reports.
