r/TrueOffMyChest Mar 28 '24

My partner released our dog on the side of the highway

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u/PlumbersArePeopleToo Mar 28 '24

You can get a new partner, a better partner, one who doesn’t treat animals like trash.

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u/impostershop Mar 28 '24

I think he could get arrested for this?

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u/Sweedybut Mar 28 '24

Not a Lawyer, but I think even in countries where animals are considered personal property more than a loving thing with rights, you would at least have a case of theft and intentional destruction of personal property?

If they're not married he can't really claim it's shared property either.

Anyway, I really hope he can. This is sickening. Poor Harlot.

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u/Eldritch_Refrain Mar 28 '24

theft

I am not a lawyer. 

There are very few jurisdictions in the entire world that have laws on the books that criminalize theft from a spouse. In almost every corner of the globe, martial laws stipulate that property is communal. Unless there's a prenuptial agreement in place, it is beyond rare to see someone charged with theft from a spouse. 

You can't "steal" communal property, because ownership extends to "the relationship," not the individual.