Owned by, but not composed of. Your dog doesn't get the protections of personhood because you own it. If it attacks someone, there's not going to be a trial.

Owned by, but not composed of. Your dog doesn't get the protections of personhood because you own it. If it attacks someone, there's not going to be a trial. (A moral view not a legal one, obviously. No comments about the merits or otherwise of this case).