GRACIE'S  LAW

    To recognize the emotional bond that exists between pets and people, the human animal bond, this law entitles the owner of a pet that is deliberately killed through an act of malice or accidentally killed through an act of negligence to the sum of $25,000 for loss of companionship and pain and suffering, plus all legal fees required to prove the negligence or malice.  This law does not supersede the laws already in existence, which entitles the pet owner to the value of their pet as property.    In the case of an act of malice, all laws relating to criminal prosecution remain in effect. A veterinarian that prescribes an appropriate medical or surgical plan by community standard that is declined by the owner of the pet would not be held accountable under this law, should the medical record state that the owner declined the appropriate treatment.