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[SadieKate]

Over here in the UK you have to keep dogs under control - they're not allowed to run wild. Cats on the other hand are still classed as wild animals. If you run over a dog you have to report it to the police - not so with a cat.

There are leash laws here also. But there is a difference between "have to" as required by law and what the owners actually do.