Inc, held that a pet, such as a dog, is not just a thing but occupies a special place somewhere in between a person and a piece of personal property; accordingly, the defendant commits an actionable tort entitling plaintiff to damages beyond the market value of the dog where plaintiff suffered mental anguish and despondency due to the defendant's wrongful destruction of the remains of her dog...the case at bar deals with an animal who was alive and breathing, and maliciously taken away from Defendant without any prior notice or opportunity to pay his last respects before the Plaintiff had him put to death.