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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. The complete story can be seen at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...N=HOME&TEMPLAT E=DEFAULT -- ************************************************** ******* .. .. E-mail address altered to foil spam. .. Remove extra to reply via e-mail. .. ************************************************** ******* |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
Awesome story!
Kraut wrote: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. The complete story can be seen at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...N=HOME&TEMPLAT E=DEFAULT -- ************************************************** ******* . . E-mail address altered to foil spam. . Remove extra to reply via e-mail. . ************************************************** ******* |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
Kraut wrote:
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. US law considers the cat's owner responsible for its actions? In the UK, cats are held to be free agents, and their owners cannot be held legally responsible whatever the little beasties get up to ;-) |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
Harry The Horse wrote: Kraut wrote: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. US law considers the cat's owner responsible for its actions? In the UK, cats are held to be free agents, and their owners cannot be held legally responsible whatever the little beasties get up to ;-) Does that hold for dogs, too? If your dog attacks the postman, are you not responsible? |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Harry The Horse wrote: Kraut wrote: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. US law considers the cat's owner responsible for its actions? In the UK, cats are held to be free agents, and their owners cannot be held legally responsible whatever the little beasties get up to ;-) Does that hold for dogs, too? If your dog attacks the postman, are you not responsible? Under common law, dogs are considered to be under the control of their owners. Cats are not. Jo |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Harry The Horse wrote: Kraut wrote: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A state judge on Tuesday spared the life of Lewis the cat, whose vicious attacks on neighbors landed his owner in court, but the terrorizing tomcat was ordered confined to the house at all times. US law considers the cat's owner responsible for its actions? In the UK, cats are held to be free agents, and their owners cannot be held legally responsible whatever the little beasties get up to ;-) Does that hold for dogs, too? If your dog attacks the postman, are you not responsible? No. A dog is considered to be under the control of its owner. If your dog causes damage or injures a person or animal then the owner will be held liable and may face criminal charges. |
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Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat For Vicious Attacks On Neighbors
On 2006-06-25, Harry The Horse penned:
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: Harry The Horse wrote: US law considers the cat's owner responsible for its actions? In the UK, cats are held to be free agents, and their owners cannot be held legally responsible whatever the little beasties get up to ;-) Does that hold for dogs, too? If your dog attacks the postman, are you not responsible? No. A dog is considered to be under the control of its owner. If your dog causes damage or injures a person or animal then the owner will be held liable and may face criminal charges. Hrm. Doesn't seem like a logical distinction. I think if a few cats started acting like Lewis in the UK, the laws might change. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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