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[โ€“] BrokebackHampton@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social -1 points 2 years 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.