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Title: What most dog owners don't know. Post by: Txmason on April 06, 2013, 01:53:54 pm >From RPOA Texas Outreach and
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance Crossposting is encouraged. April 6, 2013 The "Animal Rights" Agenda is not understood by the general public, media and elected officials. It has nothing to do with animal "welfare." These extremists seek personhood for animals, legal "rights" for animals in our court system equal to humans -- which would automatically end all use, breeding and ownership of animals for any reason. There's no doubt this case will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The battle never ends. Groups that joined in the lawsuit and opposed the personhood for animals designation are listed below. RPOA needs your vocal and financial support to help us block this radical agenda in Texas! __________________________ Texas Supreme Court rules bereaved dog owners cannot sue for damages: Carla Strickland vs Kathryn and Jeremy Medlen Associated Press Published: 05 April 2013 12:33 PM Read the court's ruling (PDF) http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2013/apr/120047.pdf OR http://tinyurl.com/cw5h2e5 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Man's best friend is priceless. But a dog gone is worth nothing in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court upheld Friday that bereaved dog owners can't sue for emotional damages when someone else is to blame for the death of a pet. A Fort Worth family had challenged the law after an animal shelter mistakenly euthanized their Labrador retriever in 2009. Justice Don Willet wrote the 25-page opinion with flourish rarely seen from the state's highest civil court. He opened with a dog-admiring passage from the English poet Lord Byron and opined the heartache wrought by "Old Yeller." Yet Willet concluded that "the human-animal bond, while undeniable" is not worth compensation. Texas does allow owners to collect damages for pets with economic value, such as a pedigree show dog. http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2013/apr/120047.pdf Supporting Strickland (and thus opposing emotional-injury damages) are the Texas Municipal League, the Texas City Attorneys Association, and the City of Arlington, Texas (collectively "Municipal Amici"); the American Kennel Club, Cat Fanciers' Association, Animal Health Institute, American Veterinary Medical Association, National Animal Interest Alliance, American Pet Products Association, and Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (collectively "AKC"); the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA); the Texas Civil Justice League (TCJL); and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, American Insurance Association, and National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (collectively "Insurer Amici"). Join www.tdha.org and support the fight to keep our rights. |