Alison M. RowePlace of Publication: Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources LawPublish Year: 2013Primary Citation: Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law: Vol. 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjeanrl/vol5/iss2/50Country of Origin: United States
Summary:
This article will first articulate the various ways in which courts and legislatures have resolved negligence cases involving plaintiffs seeking emotion-based damages for harm done to their companion animals. Second, this article will provide an overview of the public policy issues surrounding recovery for emotional damages in tort cases involving animals. Finally, this article will explain how allowing non-economic damages in companion animal cases involving mere negligence would be unsound public policy and an unwise departure from established law.