CHAPTER IX. 



OWNERSHIP OF ANIMALS. 



175. Wild or Domestic Animals. In law a dis- 

 tinction is made in the ownership of different 

 kinds of animals. One may have an absolute 

 ownership in such domestic animals as the horse, 

 cow, sheep, and hog. The law gives him full pro- 

 tection in such ownership. The ownership of dogs 

 is different. Dogs are called qualified property in 

 the common law, under the idea that they are nor- 

 mally animals ferae naturae, that is wild animals, 

 which have been captured and tamed. By the 

 laws of many states dogs are made property ; but 



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