jaythedon Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Who do you call, If the cat has no collar on? Do you just out it to the side of the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Probably best not to leave it at the side of the road, for kids to see, poke with sticks etc. Surely you could take it to a VET and they could check for a microchip, and store the body for so long before burning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 You are not obliged to inform anybody for running over a cat - even if you can find out who the owner was. You might consider leaving details with a nearby shop that has a bulletin board, but in the absence of any information on the collar, there's very little constructive that you can do. Leaving it at the side of the road is probably providing its owner with the best chance of finding it - the question is does the owner finding his cat dead at the side of the road provide more trauma, or less trauma, than losing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabelle Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I saw a dead cat on the pavement on Leppings Lane on my ride to work, I wished I'd stopped and seen if it had a tag with a number so I could have rung the owners. It was a black and white cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I'd be inclined to leave it at the side of the road in the hope that someone recognises it and tells the owner. Nothing worse than pining for it for several days in the belief that "it will come home soon when it gets hungry" I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I stopped reading when this thread went all haywire, so forgive me if this has been said If you care enough, you could take it to a vet to be scanned for a chip so the owners could be informed. If you don't, you could contact street force to clear away the body, though they have no obligation to scan for chips, so the owner may never know (they don't have an obligation to do this with dogs either, although if a dog is run over on a motorway then Highways have a legal obligation to ) You could put a card in a local shop window, or post details on here in the hope that a neighbour will inform the owner if the owner isn't a member I still don't understand why we blame dog owners if a dog is run over, but cat owners think it's okay to subject their animals to this kind of danger (there are parts of America where it's considered cruel to allow a cat to roam) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 they don't have an obligation to do this with dogs either, although if a dog is run over on a motorway then Highways have a legal obligation to That is a little bemusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I stopped reading when this thread went all haywire, so forgive me if this has been said If you care enough, you could take it to a vet to be scanned for a chip so the owners could be informed. If you don't, you could contact street force to clear away the body, though they have no obligation to scan for chips, so the owner may never know (they don't have an obligation to do this with dogs either, although if a dog is run over on a motorway then Highways have a legal obligation to ) You could put a card in a local shop window, or post details on here in the hope that a neighbour will inform the owner if the owner isn't a member I still don't understand why we blame dog owners if a dog is run over, but cat owners think it's okay to subject their animals to this kind of danger (there are parts of America where it's considered cruel to allow a cat to roam) I mentioned having it checked for a chip in the first reply I'm quite shocked, the council don't routinely check for a chip in dead cats and dogs, especially when you consider how common they are. Regards to letting cats roam, it probably ain't wise if the local buildings exceed 3 floors and there is a higher levels of traffic. Dogs should always be kept on leads near roads, and also in some parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 there are parts of America where it's considered cruel to allow a cat to roam Something I actually agree with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 That is a little bemusing.it was after heavy campaigning by a woman who was involved in a shunt which caused her rott to escape, then be run over some days later she had a virtually impossible job discovering the outcome, which included taking some suspected remains to a lab in America to be analysed to identify if indeed it was her dog. At least she knew she could stop looking for him when it was confirmed it was him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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