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Suits filed over dog shootings highlight growing field of animal law
A Maryland couple sues the sheriff’s office after their Labrador is shot by deputies. Legal experts say such cases are on the rise as pets are coming to be viewed as more than property — at home and in court. Sheriff’s deputies knocked on Roger and Sandra Jenkins’ front door early one Saturday to serve a court paper to the couple’s teenage son. Within minutes, a chaotic scene unfolded, and the …