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.


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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.


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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 ;-)

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?

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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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

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.

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.

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