Dogs Given Legal Status As sentient Beings In France
AnimalCare 
Apr 22, 2014 
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Yay! One up for the animals!
http://www.dogheirs.com/tamara/posts/5469-dogs-given-new-legal-status-as-sentient-beings-in-france
Dogs are no longer personal property but living beings under the law in France. Nearly 700,000 signed a petition against the 1804 law that categorized pets as “movable goods” such as tables and chairs.
The change to the law gives 63 million pets more protection against cruelty and brings the civil law in line with the penal code. The vote occured in the national assembly on Tuesday night still has to be approved by the Senate.
Former education minister Luc Ferry signed the petition and said the Napoleonic legislation was “absurd”. He said, “No one has ever tortured a clock. Animals suffer, they have emotions and feelings. It is not a question of making animals subjects of the lawbut simply of protecting them against certain forms of cruelty.”
The changes also means that couples can contest custody in a divorce and claim compensation for suffering caused to a pet accidental injuries. People will also be allowed to leave their inheritances to their pets.
Previous report:https://www.thedodo.com/france-moves-to-raise-animals–514288673.html
Meow…can we have the same for cats?
Then, rabbits?
Cows, pigs, ducks, chickens, fish, goats, deer, etc.
And we shall see the dawn of a more compassionate world…one day.
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2014/04/22/dogs-given-legal-status-a..
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