To turn what you stated on its head, we're in this predicament in the first place because of irresponsible pet owners who I believe should be held accountable. Thousands of pets are abandoned in Hawaii each year which has greatly contributed to the uphill battle that organizations such as HHA and Cats Friends face to keep the free-roaming cat population under control. A few months ago I found and rescued a kitten, not older than 4 weeks old from a "Rolloffs" dumpster filled with construction debris. According to the Humane Society of the United States, Hawai'i's animal cruelty laws are one of the weakest in the nation as people who abandon their unwanted pets receive a slap on the wrist in the form of a petty misdemeanor and a $50 fine. In other states animal abandonment is classified as a misdemeanor or a felony. We claim to be the Aloha State, so one would think it proper to show Aloha to those who don't live in homes, among them our homeless residents as well as free-roaming cats.