World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day – GSPCA Calls for Greater Care on Guernsey’s Roads

Submitted by Steve on 14:33, 10th Oct, 2025 | 0

Today marks World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day, and the GSPCA is highlighting the need for increased awareness and care to protect animals on Guernsey’s roads.

Each year, the GSPCA responds to an average of 200 cats that are either killed or seriously injured in road accidents across the island. In total, the charity helps around 1,000 cats annually, from those needing homes to those lost, found, or involved in welfare investigations.

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Have you completed the petition in regards the law for cats hit by vehicles?

Submitted by Steve on 12:38, 6th Jun, 2025 | 0

The GSPCA in any one year can help 150 to up 300 cats hit by cars on the road every year and there is no law in place for those that caused the accident to report the injured or in many cases deceased feline.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “On average every year the GSPCA helps between 150 and 200 cats hit by vehicles on our roads every year.”

“In one year the number rose to 300 and in that year there were 5 that I helped in just one night shift.”

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GSPCA helps 100s of cats every year hit by cars or killed on the roads of Guernsey

Submitted by Steve on 16:07, 29th Mar, 2019 | 0

146 years ago when the GSPCA was first founded road traffic incidents were something that know one would have understood and comprehended but in the fast world we now live sadly here in Guernsey they are all too common place.

In fact just last night another fatality occurred of a young cat which the GSPCA rushed too but sadly it was too late and nothing could be done.

Over recent years the GSPCA have seen anywhere between 150 and 300 cats killed on the roads of Guernsey every year and sadly far many death is very swift often through no fault of the driver.

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