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Author: Rob Drinkwater
Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 06:56
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Parenthood and pet ownership aren’t the same, judge tells feuding former spouses
January 16, 2026
An Alberta judge has divided up a group of cats between two feuding former spouses, saying neither gets to keep all of them because – in Alberta at least – pets aren’t the same as kids and legally shouldn’t be treated as such.
“Parenthood and pet ownership should not be conflated,” Justice Douglas Mah said in a written judgment last month in a case registered in Fort McMurray.
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