What is the difference between who owns Kona the dog and Peaches the dog?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Eckford v. Thomas, 2021 BCCRT 716 (CanLII):
15. The law considers pets to be personal property: see Brown v. Larochelle, 2017 BCPC 115. I find, and the parties do not dispute, that a pet’s owner is entitled to possess it. So, I find this decision turns on who owns Kona and Peaches.
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