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Too little too late?
Washington residents Gary and Michelle
Schwartz are hurting these days. They’ve lost
another feline friend to a motorist’s wheels.
It was nearly noon on Wednesday when they got the news that their calico companion, Miss Kitty, had been killed. Springtime doesn’t seem to bode well for the Schwartz’s who lost “Tobey” at about this time two years ago.
The scene was pretty much the same — someone speeding hit their pet and then left.
Certainly Miss Kitty was fairly free to roam. She wasn’t always confined and preferred crossing streets to chasing balls of yam. But, that didn’t justify her being killed and left for others to find.
Common decency would seem to dictate that the driver would stop and try to find the owner or at least report the incident to the sheriff’s office.
Ironically, Gary and Michelle have been part of the town’s efforts to curb speeding in the Town of Washington — particularly along Main Street. Recently members of the Town Council have approved putting in an additional stop sign at Porter and Main and Mayor Leggett would like to see stiffer fines attached for speeding in the Town.
Another irony is that Sheriff Smith has been active in cracking down on speeders - not only in the Town of Washington - but in several of the villages where complaints of speeding have been voiced.
So, valiant efforts are underway, but the catalysts for change have been voicing their concerns for years.
It’s all well and good but it doesn’t ease the pain of a lost pet.
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