On 26/09/13 20:07, Christina Websell wrote:

the fact remains that it is recognised in law that you are able to train and
control a dog and are responsible for what it does, but not a cat.

There was the old AP Herbert "Misleading Case" where a neighbour
sued because snails were being thrown over the fence into his
garden and were damaging his prize vegetables.

The case depended on the concept that unless legislation
specifically states otherwise, animals are classed as either
"tame and domesticated" or "wild and ferocious". Which would
be the right classification for snails?