Can an owner or keeper of an animal be liable for damages caused by an animal as a result of negligence?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Acheson v. Dory, 1993 CanLII 7015 (AB QB):
In Draper v. Hodder Davies L.J. said at p. 566; … certain modern authorities show clearly that an owner or keeper of an animal may, quite apart from the scienter rule, be liable for damage done by that animal if the owner or keeper puts it or allows it to be in such a position that it is reasonably foreseeable that damage may result.
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