New York A03115 amends the general obligations law to allow compensation for the unjustifiable injury or death of a companion animal.
New York A03115 amends the general obligations law by adding a new section that allows a person to recover damages from another who negligently, recklessly, or intentionally causes unjustifiable physical injury or death to a companion animal. The court may consider the bond between the animal and its owner when determining damages and may award punitive damages if the injury or death was unjustifiable and intentionally or recklessly caused. The term "companion animal" is defined to have the same meaning as in the agriculture and markets law.
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