What is the current state of the law on the treatment of pets by the courts in the context of the Henderson decision?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Eggberry v. Horn et al, 2018 BCCRT 224 (CanLII):
31. The Henderson decision was recently followed in British Columbia in Brown v. Larochelle, [2017] B.C.J. No. 758. The court set out the following principles: (a) pets will not be treated in a manner such as children; (b) pets are a variant of personal property; (c) there is a legal requirement that animals (and in particular dogs and cats) be treated “humanely”.
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