"David Jackson (another one)" wrote in
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This is true. What I find interesting is the obligation to assist an
injured
cat. Is this just a myth, or is it really the case that an injured cat
has
more rights when it comes to obtaining assistance that an injured human?

Protection of Animals Act 1911. It is a criminal offence to cause by any act
or omission any unnecessary suffering to an animal.
Although there doesn't appear to be any comparable criminal liability in the
case of failing to assist an injured human, there may be a civil liability
if the Court held at Common Law that you owed a duty of care - in other
words, render assistance and risk being sued if your well-meaning assistance
actually makes matters worse, or desist from rendering assistance and risk
being sued.
Catch 22.
Peter