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City Officials Say 'No' to Letting Autistic Boy Keep Pet Pig

By Christine Roberts, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Credit: Sun Sentinel, Michael Laughlin

Kason Ray, 8, plays with Twinkie, his new Juliana Pig, Thursday, November 8, 2012. The fight over a pig named Twinkie could get tough. Kason's mother, Heather Ray has requested and has been denied a special exemption to have a pig for her special needs child. So she defied the city and bought Twinkie anyway. Now she's waiting for any fallout.

November 20, 2012 Updated Nov 20, 2012 at 6:08 PM PDT

A Florida mother is battling city officials over a pet pig she says provides comfort to her son with Down’s syndrome.

Heather Ray bought “Twinkie” for her 8-year-old son Kason Ray back in September, but the city of Coral Springs says its against the rules to keep pigs as pets.

"It's important for people with special needs to be accepted," Heather told the Sun Sentinel of her son’s need for the therapy animal.

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