A dog died after falling 30 feet from a roof at a dog-sitter’s house while he was being looked after. Patrick Cording and his partner Hannah Watts have urged people to help him change the law after the tragic death of Pepper.
The couple were left heartbroken – and suffered a double blow after learning that dogs are treated as property in the eyes of the law, reports DevonLive.
And so the damage or death of a dog is defined as merely criminal damage. Patrick, from Kingsbridge, said because both he and Hannah work they had been using the services of a dog care company who would look after the dog each day, take her for walks and visits to the beach or woods.
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