Happiness Is A Warm Puppy (Who Can Shoot) - Beyond Tiki

D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2004 2:59 PM On 2004-09-09 14:13, spy-tiki wrote: Wanna know something interesting? Pets are simply considered property by the law. No different than your lawn mower or your garden gnomes. These jerks seldom get what's coming to them unless there's a large public outcry. (Remember the ass that threw the ladies puppy out inbto traffic?) The tide is turning on this aspect of the law - slowly. I remember doing some research on this a few years back. State-level courts here and there are starting to award damages to plaintiffs who are suing for mental suffering, etc. for damage/death done to their pets. Courts are starting the recognize the sentimental value of pets, which translates into $ when a pet is harmed or killed in front of you - similar to the kind of damages you can get for when a family member is similarly harmed. From this it's just a matter of time until pets are recognized in every state as closer to a family member than property.

On 2004-09-09 14:13, spy-tiki wrote:
Wanna know something interesting? Pets are simply considered property by the law. No different than your lawn mower or your garden gnomes. These jerks seldom get what's coming to them unless there's a large public outcry. (Remember the ass that threw the ladies puppy out inbto traffic?)

The tide is turning on this aspect of the law - slowly. I remember doing some research on this a few years back. State-level courts here and there are starting to award damages to plaintiffs who are suing for mental suffering, etc. for damage/death done to their pets. Courts are starting the recognize the sentimental value of pets, which translates into $ when a pet is harmed or killed in front of you - similar to the kind of damages you can get for when a family member is similarly harmed.

From this it's just a matter of time until pets are recognized in every state as closer to a family member than property.

Post #113369 by dangergirl299 on Thu, Sep 9, 2004 2:59 PM