I have a dog, and personally, I feel she\'s just about as important to the family as the people. A pet like that can be a very important creature to people, and isn\'t something you should just shrug off.
I had a cat that was hit by a car, twice. He survived the first one only because the driver was kind and caring enough about the animal to track down its owners and make sure it was cared for. He ended up breaking several ribs and took a long time to heal, but he survived, and after a month or so was the same as he had always been. I know I would do the same for anyone else if I hit an animal. It\'s the right thing to do to find the animal\'s owner, and do all you can to make things right.