What happens when families with companion animals split up? In most cases, these animals have been considered property to be divided like glassware or television sets. The European Union recently declared that companion animals are sentient beings whose needs must be taken into consideration, but there haven't been a lot of laws defining exactly what that means for the animals. Now the government of Spain is putting the definition into practice with law that the needs of companion animals must be considered in divorce proceedings.
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