{"id":5175,"date":"2004-12-06T16:58:09","date_gmt":"2004-12-06T20:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/12\/06\/two-scents-on-dog-law\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:10","slug":"two-scents-on-dog-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/12\/06\/two-scents-on-dog-law\/","title":{"rendered":"two scents on dog law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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where the pets themselves can’t (yet) go.  (Time<\/EM>, <\/FONT>Woof, Woof, Your Honor<\/FONT><\/A>, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Dec. 13, 2004) (via <\/FONT>How Appealing<\/FONT><\/A>)<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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blurbs on,  <\/FONT>e.g<\/EM>., <\/FONT><\/FONT>pet store<\/FONT><\/A> liability, <\/FONT>dog alimony<\/FONT><\/A>,  <\/FONT>pet assistance<\/FONT><\/A> insistence, and <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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vet-mal<\/FONT><\/A>,).<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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(don’t use that word around sensitive dachsunds, please!):<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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When a Dog Is a Lemon<\/FONT><\/A> The odds of getting a sick animal at a pet shop are <\/FONT>
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How Dog Owners Can Avoid Being Bitten by a Lawsuit<\/FONT><\/A> If you’ve got a dog, <\/FONT>
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See Consumer & Travel<\/FONT><\/A> in Nolo’s Encyclopedia<\/FONT> before you travel with you pet. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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You can also spend some money on a 336 page book, <\/FONT>Dog Law<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>, by Mary Randolph,<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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