tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636802967170738368.post5776742597292604311..comments2008-01-18T05:55:15.614-05:00Pit Bull Rescue Centralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03020043813718727054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636802967170738368.post-75813442079080813092008-01-18T05:55:00.000-05:002008-01-18T05:55:00.000-05:00The story below will make any pet lover's blood boil.<BR/><BR/>If you buy a chair or a car, as the years progress they keep depreciating in value. At one point, they will not be worth much. <BR/><BR/>How about a dog or a pet? As odd as it sounds this is what happened in a case that I followed in Florida(Read about the case on checkyourpet.com)<BR/><BR/>The story began when a couple boarded their ten year old pug at a kennel in 2004. When they returned to pickup their pug,they found out that their pug was killed by another dog. They filed a lawsuit against the kennel. They soon discovered that under Florida law a pet is considered personal property, like for example a chair or a car. <BR/><BR/>As a result, while the kennel's lawyers admitted that their clients were negligent, their argument was that the pug was not worth much since he was very old. The jury apparently agreed with the kennel's position because they gave the pet owners $488. Now the pet owners are facing with the possibility of owning the kennel nearly $100,000 in legal fees.<BR/><BR/>Now, The question is how do you protect pets in a kennel? What kind of legislation that must be passed to reduce the mistreatment of animals at kennels or by a pet sitters? <BR/><BR/>Since Florida does not seem to have these protections in place, I wonder whether they exist in other states.obedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00703708835503882268noreply@blogger.com