Is a dog a personal property of the owner?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sagoo v. Murray, 2016 BCPC 376 (CanLII):

A pet dog is a domestic animal, and at common law it is well established that a domestic animal is personal property (Watson v. Hayward, 2002 BCPC 259 (CanLII), and other authorities cited therein).

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