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Boy Pushes Hit-And-Run Animal Law Print E-mail
Written by KGMB9 News - news@kgmb.com   
June 04, 2008 06:42 PM

 
An Ewa Beach boy who almost lost his beloved pet is pushing for a new animal hit-and-run law.

Isaiah Chong says his cat was hit by a speeding car in front of his home on Monday. The 12-year-old says neighbors yelled at the driver to stop, but the man took off.

Chong called police but was told no law was broken. So the seventh grader wants the legislature to make it a crime to hit an animal and drive away, even if it's an accident.

"They realize they hit it, they would get out of the car, call the police offer first aid anything like that, or at least try and find the owners. But they didn't. They just went" said Isaiah Chong.

"How we're gonna put that in law is a little bit more difficult but we're going to try our best to meet his dream of passing something like this," said Rep. Kymberly Pine.

Chong plans to spend his summer collecting signatures for a petition. A veterinarian checked out his cat named "Ryan" and it looks like the feline is on the road to recovery.



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Last Updated ( June 04, 2008 06:42 PM )
 

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