Delaware courts consider pet custody battles

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Delaware’s Chancery Court, the country’s premier corporate law court, now finds itself being pushed into pet custody fights. Bloomberg reports on how a conflict over the ownership of a goldendoodle named Tucker is highlighting an emerging area of animal law where property rights and society's evolving perception of pets as family members intersect, with some states allowing courts to consider a companion animal's "best interests" in disputes.