Caitlan left devastated

Hit-and-run driver mows down her beloved pet Lulu

A HEARTBROKEN cat owner has told how a speeding driver ran down her beloved pet on a busy Dundee road before driving off.

Caitlan Pratt’s seven-year-old kitty Lulu was hit and killed on Dundee’s Strips of Craigie Road on Thursday afternoon by a speeding black car, with two onlookers staying with Lulu until she passed away.

It is the second time the stay-athome mum has had one of her cats killed on the same stretch.

The two witnesses knocked on local doors to find Lulu’s owners, with Caitlan’s neighbour taking her in until she arrived home.

Caitlan, 23, said: “I had been out with my mum on Thursday afternoon when Lulu was hit. It was absolutely horrible getting home and finding out that she had died.

“It was just luck that I actually knew one of the girls who witnessed her being hit. She told me that the car was going so fast that the only detail they managed to get was that it was black.

“We also have Lulu’s son Chance at home and he is definitely grieving – although they are cats they definitely still have feelings. He has been going and sitting on top of her burial site since we buried her in the garden.

“I just don’t understand why cats are not classed the same as dogs and the fact it is not illegal to hit a cat and not report it or stop. They are still your pet and a member of your family, so I definitely think the law should be changed.”

The hit-and-run has also left Caitlan concerned about the speed vehicles are travelling on the road.

She added: “Usually when schools are on there is a lollipop person on the road so people stick to the speed limit, but recently cars have been flying down it.

“It is worrying that the onlookers only managed to see that the car was black. They must have been going at some speed, and that could have been a small child hit instead. I would just love for the car owner to come forward and give me an apology face to face.”

Caitlan with her beloved cat Lulu.