This guide covers animal law from the property classification through wildlife regulation. It explains what the property rule means in practice, the statutory and common law exceptions to it, and why damages are usually far lower than owners expect. It sets out both dog bite frameworks, the defenses, and the dangerous dog proceedings that carry the shortest deadlines in the field. It untangles the three separate assistance animal regimes — public accommodations, housing, and air travel — and explains what each permits and forbids. It covers ownership and purchase disputes, pets in divorce, pet trusts, veterinary malpractice, cruelty enforcement and seizure, and the nuisance and neighbor rules that govern most conflicts. It closes with wildlife and livestock.