Most animal seizure/forfeiture cases begin with Trespassing and end with Conversion. They start with activists who have recruited law enforcement to aid them in invading one's privacy and home, often dragging the media along and allowing them to also freely traipse into your home. This was the top…
The recent Medlen decision has once again raised the issue of how to put a dollar value on an animal. If you do a bit of internet searching the popular belief you will find is that a dog is worth its replacement value which is alleged to generally be about $50; that it has always been thus in Ameri…