NYC Wrongful Death Suit Argues Dogs Are “Family”

The New York Post reports:

Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend, they’re family. That’s the argument lawyers for a bereaved Brooklyn man made before a judge on Thursday while attempting to sue the driver who killed his beloved dachshund Duke.

Trevor Deblase says his emotional trauma has more value than allowed under the law, which in New York state currently considers dogs to be mere property.

That definition is “antiquated and needs to be changed based on modern society’s views that pets are considered to be members of the family, and not just personal property,” attorney Andrew Bokar argued in Brooklyn Supreme Court.

Read the full article. Duke was killed when the driver blew a stop sign, narrowly missing the owner’s mother.

Meet the NYC dog owner arguing his beloved dachshund should legally be considered family https://t.co/A9nvBv5srx

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