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minus-squareBrokebackHampton@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 year ago No. Legally they are property According to which laws, exactly? My country has animal wellbeing laws that classify pets as companions and living beings, their legal status is explicitly above personal property.
minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year ago Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton R.R. Co 1897 U.S. Supreme Court holding that dogs are personal property. This has since been the prevailing law throughout the U.S.
According to which laws, exactly? My country has animal wellbeing laws that classify pets as companions and living beings, their legal status is explicitly above personal property.