Reply #: I have to agree with you for the most part;. However, as a [View All]

lifelong pet owner and general sucker for animals, I have a lot of compassion and sympathy for the pet owners. I've lost animals throughout my life through both natural causes and accidents (including with cars), and it's always devastating. You really do feel as if you've lost a close part of the family, although I'd never go so far as to say it's just like losing an actual human family member 'cause it ain't and will never be the same. So, yes, there are some very heavy emotional damages to the owners and anyone who says otherwise has never had a pet or doesn't like animals or simply lacks a heart.

But I do agree that, unfortunately, the owners were at fault and shouldn't have allowed the dog to be roaming free. And the person responsible for hitting the dog had to have had a difficult emotional time of it as well. I'm certainly no fan of insurance companies, but they are correct in this instance and the law is on their side as well.