A first in pets' rights?

[asterroc]

When a custody/inherritance battle turned bitter, a judge assigned an attourney to represent the dog's rights. I think that's just awesome. :)

Comments

[meig.livejournal.com]

I disagree.

Animals should be treated with respect, but not as equals to humans.

I love my animals but I would never and have never, and should never, put them on equal footing with a human. Just think of the issues that could come of that. It would be fine if everyone in the world was reasonable, but they aren't. Take PeTA for example.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

My point is that w/o a lawyer to represent the dog's interests, the dog would be treated as no more than a car, and I do not feel that's right. Perhaps the dog should be treated lower than if a human baby were involved, but some consideration does need to be made for what will make the dog happy, and not just what will get the humans to stop squabbling.