I wonder if some of our resident lawyers would comment on the potential of suits like this one. I am under the impression that the courts attach far less value to the life of domestic animals than the lives of humans ... for a cat, maybe a few hundred bucks.
Well the damages in terms of direct loss I assume would be lower, IE vet bills, pain and suffering, etc... but you wait, this will become a class action suit with a large "PUNATIVE" phase that will make some lawyer very wealthy, and the average pet owner will all get checks for .32 each.