Whatever happened to being responsible for your own actions? This guy we assume owns a pet. Therefore he should know that pets pee and crap wherever they are at. That being said, he made a conscience decision to enetr into a store that allows pets to enter. Therefore, common sense(something that has been bred completely out of the American society), should have given this gentleman the understanding that pee and/or feces is probably going to be on the floor(thanks to other pet owners that believe it is someone else’s job to clean up after their own pets). Use the store cameras to find out which pet owner’s dog crapped on the floor and pass that info along to the plaintiffs attorney. The attorney is out for a quick buck. He wouldn’t even give the lawsuit a second breath if he could only go after the offending pet’s owner(not deep enough pockets).
Why not bring the negligent pet owner who failed to clean up after their pet into this suit. Indoors or outdoors, pet owners should be responsible for their dogs.
Joe you make a great point, but how would we verify which pooch left what mess. Doggie DNA tests? Unless the pet and owner are caught in the act, it is pretty he said vs he said on whether the mess belong to what pet. Even with video footage how would you track the owner down especially if they paid in cash?
true, we as pet owners should be responsible at all times… but what if, that owner told the store? then the ownership then belongs to the store for cleanup… but then again, what if the person had gone for clean-up and that person had stepped in it? i truly think that this person is barking up the wrong tree. he fumbled because this store is allowing pets in… what if it happened to be a service dog who had to go?
The store encourages people to bring their pets in. Pets often have accidents. People should be responsible to watch where they are walking. PetSmart doesn’t “allow animals to defecate on the floor” – there is just an inevitable lag time before it gets cleaned up. Any publicity on this incident will lead to copy-cat cases since people will assume they can make a quick buck. The Robert Holloway’s of the world are going to push all retailers to an “internet only” distribution system eventually (and they’ll still find a way to sue them).
This is no big deal. It happens every day. Most of us hear have seen tremendous injuiries from slip and falls and a million is not unheard of or greedy to cover back surgery, lost work, dental surgery. Much a do-do about nothing. It just happens to be petco.
If the feces was there for a few hours and the store did not clean it up well I am siding with the plaintif. If the dog just dropped a “finless brown trout” and then the guy slipped, too bad for him.
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Whatever happened to being responsible for your own actions? This guy we assume owns a pet. Therefore he should know that pets pee and crap wherever they are at. That being said, he made a conscience decision to enetr into a store that allows pets to enter. Therefore, common sense(something that has been bred completely out of the American society), should have given this gentleman the understanding that pee and/or feces is probably going to be on the floor(thanks to other pet owners that believe it is someone else’s job to clean up after their own pets). Use the store cameras to find out which pet owner’s dog crapped on the floor and pass that info along to the plaintiffs attorney. The attorney is out for a quick buck. He wouldn’t even give the lawsuit a second breath if he could only go after the offending pet’s owner(not deep enough pockets).
Why not bring the negligent pet owner who failed to clean up after their pet into this suit. Indoors or outdoors, pet owners should be responsible for their dogs.
Joe you make a great point, but how would we verify which pooch left what mess. Doggie DNA tests? Unless the pet and owner are caught in the act, it is pretty he said vs he said on whether the mess belong to what pet. Even with video footage how would you track the owner down especially if they paid in cash?
true, we as pet owners should be responsible at all times… but what if, that owner told the store? then the ownership then belongs to the store for cleanup… but then again, what if the person had gone for clean-up and that person had stepped in it? i truly think that this person is barking up the wrong tree. he fumbled because this store is allowing pets in… what if it happened to be a service dog who had to go?
The store encourages people to bring their pets in. Pets often have accidents. People should be responsible to watch where they are walking. PetSmart doesn’t “allow animals to defecate on the floor” – there is just an inevitable lag time before it gets cleaned up. Any publicity on this incident will lead to copy-cat cases since people will assume they can make a quick buck. The Robert Holloway’s of the world are going to push all retailers to an “internet only” distribution system eventually (and they’ll still find a way to sue them).
I hope that Rosie will one day become a Supreme Court Justice. She has astonishing wisdom and insight.
This is why I have a cat. She would never poop on the floor- she waits till a litter box is available.
the loser that is suing probably slipped in HIS own dog’s poop…
This is no big deal. It happens every day. Most of us hear have seen tremendous injuiries from slip and falls and a million is not unheard of or greedy to cover back surgery, lost work, dental surgery. Much a do-do about nothing. It just happens to be petco.
If the feces was there for a few hours and the store did not clean it up well I am siding with the plaintif. If the dog just dropped a “finless brown trout” and then the guy slipped, too bad for him.
My dog peed on their books one time. I was so embarrassed we slunk out the door with both our tails between our legs.