Lawsuit To Determine If Dogs Have SoulsBy Jen Carlson in News on January 4, 2012 2:35 PM Do puppies have souls? There is probably a Buzzfeed photolist showing 50 puppies with souls somewhere, but now a more definitive answer will be handed down from the courts, thanks to a new lawsuit just filed right here …
MediaRite: Lask Fights for Puppy Rights
That Bites, Man: Dog Sues Pet Storeby Alex Alvarez | 1:06 pm, January 5th, 2012 One New York City lawyer is taking a unique approach to filing a lawsuit on behalf of a client. Attorney Susan Chana Lask, fast becoming the Gloria Allred of dog lawyers, has filed a suit on behalf of Umka, a …
Huffington Post: Lask Says Puppies Are Living Souls
Elena Zakharova Sues Raising Rover Pet Store For Dog’s Pain Can a lawyer prove the existence of a living soul? If you’re defending Elena Zakharova and her dog Umka, that’s exactly what you’ll have to do. In a rather bizarre lawsuit, Zakharova is suing Raising Rover, an Upper East Side pet store where she purchased …
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NY Magazine: Lask Says Pets are Living Souls
Manhattan Woman Hopes to Prove Her Dog Has a Soul, or Whatever By Dan Amira 1/4/12 at 2:27 PM Pretty much everyone — even cat people! — recognizes that dogs are capable of suffering, of feeling pain and sadness and misery. And yet the law often treats them like mere objects. After allegedly buying a …
NY Daily News: Lask’s LawSuit on Puppy Mill Dangers
SPCA, Humane Society: dog lawsuit highlights puppy mill dangers Experts say consumers should adopt from shelters to avoid hidden defects MATTHEW DELUCAWednesday, January 04, 2012 The legal battle over a pricey pup with medical problems highlights the danger of buying a dog bred in a mill, animal advocates said Wednesday. The ASPCA says there are …
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CBS4: Lask Fights for Puppies’ Rights
Suit Seeks Pain and Suffering Damages for Puppy The owner wants the court to consider the puppy a living soul, rather than property, as state law dictates. Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 | Updated 10:57 AM EST Umka, the dog at the center of the suit. The owner of a Brussels Griffon puppy has filed …
NY1: Lask Fights Pet Store to Enforce Puppy Lemon Laws
Puppy Is Entitled To Sue UES Pet Store, Attorney Says By: NY1 News 01/04/2012 06:04 PM Two-month-old Umka is the plaintiff in the lawsuit. Owner Elena Zakharova said Umka was sold to her with bad knees and hips by the pet store Raising Rover on the Upper East Side. Though pets are considered “property” under …
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