Strict liability holds owners responsible for their actions of their pets, even if the upmost care is taken to protect others from injury or harm. There are good arguments made on both sides of the aisle regarding whether owners of domestic animals should be held strictly liable for injuries their pets cause to others. Many states have statutes in place that protect owners from strict liability claims unless they knew in advance that the animal had a dangerous propensity. Owners of wild animals, on the other hand, are always held strictly liable. This is because it is in the very nature of these animals to be dangerous to human beings, to attack for seemingly no reason at all, and to have an inability to live in harmony amongst
Strict liability holds owners responsible for their actions of their pets, even if the upmost care is taken to protect others from injury or harm. There are good arguments made on both sides of the aisle regarding whether owners of domestic animals should be held strictly liable for injuries their pets cause to others. Many states have statutes in place that protect owners from strict liability claims unless they knew in advance that the animal had a dangerous propensity. Owners of wild animals, on the other hand, are always held strictly liable. This is because it is in the very nature of these animals to be dangerous to human beings, to attack for seemingly no reason at all, and to have an inability to live in harmony amongst