Companion animal is commonly considered to be a pet or a service animal and includes but is not limited to dogs and cats. Companion animal means an animal which lives with and shares time with humans in usual life. In this viewpoint it is different fr...
Companion animal is commonly considered to be a pet or a service animal and includes but is not limited to dogs and cats. Companion animal means an animal which lives with and shares time with humans in usual life. In this viewpoint it is different from livestock(domestic animal) or wild animal. Considering applied law, it is not easy to determine to apply same regulations for livestock to companion animal. Therefore some U.S. States stipulate provisions only applied to companion animal. These provisions specify the aggravated criminal penalty to cruelty to companion animals other than domestic animals, prohibit from confining companion animal in a motor vehicle in extreme temperatures or clarify owners’ duties for companion animal. In our process of law making, we need to consider and examine the US State laws and regulations particularly applied to companion animals.