Judge rules dogs should not be treated like kids

[spinster]

Interesting ruling...

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Child custody ... for dogs?

The wife wanted the case treated as a child custody dispute. She argued she should keep Kenya and Willow and offer visitation rights to her estranged husband.
Danyliuk rejected that request.
The judge ruled that dogs are property and should not be treated as children. He said that should be obvious to all based on a bit of logical, dispassionate thought:

• "In Canada, we tend not to purchase our children from breeders.
• "We tend not to breed our children with other humans to ensure good bloodlines, nor do we charge for such services.
• "When our children are seriously ill, we generally do not engage in an economic cost/benefit analysis to see whether the children are to receive medical treatment, receive nothing or even have their lives ended to prevent suffering.
• "When our children act improperly, even seriously and violently so, we generally do not muzzle them or even put them to death for repeated transgressions."

Danyliuk said given dogs are property and not family, it would be absurd for him to make a ruling about visitation rights....

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...toon-1.3889188

[Noseyarentcha]

I think some kids on this forum require a muzzle from time to time
A complete waste of the courts time.
The only ones who "won" are the lawyers representing each party.
Lawyers who waste the courts time like this should have to give their earnings to the Humane Society!
That would deter them from trying wasteful, shady shyte again.

[Deer Wrastler]

I love my dog but there is a line that too many people cross with their pets.

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[Cass]

Good to see some common sense

[Snowwalker]

If you meet a man that says " it's just a dog."....Kick his dog. It's NOT just a dog any more.

[Noseyarentcha]

If you meet a man that says " it's just a dog."....Kick his dog. It's NOT just a dog any more.

You betcha! That is just common sense.

[spinster]

New Law in Alaska has the opposite take on pets
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.a7a24192bdb1

"“It is significant,” said David Favre, a Michigan State University law professor who specializes in animal law. “For the first time, a state has specifically said that a companion animal has visibility in a divorce proceeding beyond that of property — that the court may award custody on the basis of what is best for the dog, not the human owners.”
The Alaska bill also allows courts to include pets in domestic violence protective orders and requires the owners of pets seized in cruelty or neglect cases to cover the cost of their shelter."
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[Sharon]

I love my dog but there is a line that too many people cross with their pets.

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[greatwhite]

OK. Got it don't put Dog before Kids. What about Wife.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

My wife hates my Lab so I don't have to worry about her wanting custody...lol

I remember when she said it's me or that dog. I said let me help you with your bags...