I get that it's the law, it just seems to be a double standard only because the animal is owned. If it was allowed to run free I get that also but the dog was leashed. Stuff happens, things break, you get the picture. Animals can be unpredictable whether they are owned or not. Nature of the beast.
Who pays if you are walking down the sidewalk and a chained dog breaks it's chain and rips you a new one?
How would that be different?
What if it was a bear that came out of the woods and ripped you a new one instead? Who pays there?
How is that different?
When you take ownership of an animal you also take responsibility for it's actions.
