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2 Mid-Atlantic J. on L. & Pub. Pol'y 39 (2013)
Damages in Dog-Bite and Other Animal-Related Litigation

handle is hein.journals/midatlapp2 and id is 47 raw text is: DAMAGES IN DOG-BITE AND OTHER ANIMAL-RELATED LITIGATION By: Joan Schaffner* I. INTRODUCTION ...........................................39 II. CLASSIFICATION OF DAMAGES .......................40 III. COMPENSATORY DAMAGES.........................41 A. Loss to the Animal.................... ...........41 B. Loss to the Owner.................... ...........42 1. Economic Property Loss...............42 2. Noneconomic Loss................ ..........44 i. Statutes............................................................ ...... 4 9 a. Animals Covered....................50 b. Conduct Establishing Liability.. .....50 c. DamagesAllowed........... .........50 d. Exemptions........................51 IV PUNITIVE DAMAGES........................... ..........51 V. CONCLUSION.................................... 52 I. INTRODUCTION In dog-bite and other animal-related litigation, disputed damages may involve personal injury to humans caused by animals, or injury to animals caused by other animals or humans. The situations that may give rise to such cases are far-raging. Dogs may injure humans, or may get into a fight with, and injure or kill another dog or cat However, there is a seemingly endless variety of cases where humans harm animals. These cases range from heinous cases of a person deliberately and maliciously killing an animal, to the pet food manufacturer that markets tainted food and kills thousands of animals, to the police officer who shoots a dog without cause, to the veterinarian who negligently treats an animal causing injury or death, to the shelter worker who accidentally places a dog on the *Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, Director, Animal Law Program. This article was presented at the Mid- Atlantic Animal Law Symposium (Baltimore, Maryland, Apr. 22, 2013). 39

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