Lawyers of the OT- does she have a case?

Parents should sue themselves as they were the owner at the time of the incident. Jesus Christ this country is fricked.

I'm freakin' out, man - this is just like that scene in The Wall, when Comfortably Numb plays.

Weird...

I don't know it would seem to me that Petco would have to have some kind of quality control for the type of pets they sell.

I mean I don't recall you having to sign a waiver saying we are void of all responsibilities if you are bitten by our pets.

But then again they may have one who knows.

That is such a tragic story man... I feel terrible for that family. I would be just as distraught if that happened to my son.

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San Diego County medical examiners would later rule his death was caused by streptobacillus moniliformis, or rat-bite fever, and now his family wants unspecificed damages from the national chain for failing to prevent his tragic death. Read more: LINK Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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He died 2 weeks after the purchase. It's pretty easy to find out how long an animal has been infected with a lot of situations, I'm no sure about this type of infection.

I think Petco will be liable in the end. Unless there is some sort of test they offer at purchase and the family signed off not to have it, or some other CYA move by Petco.

I will never ever understand a humans desire to have a "pet" snake, rat, roach, spider, etc

Two weeks is not a long time so I tend to agree with you in that Petco will be held somewhat liable. I think there is going to be a lot of testimony regarding the testing of rats for the bacteria prior to sale, the incubation period of the bacteria, do rats she symptoms of infection, etc.

IDK what kind of waiver you sign when you buy an animal from Petco, so they may have a case. Either way, I'm sure it will settle and Petco will throw them some money so they will go away.

But the family is fricking stupid for giving their kid a pet rat.

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I think Petco is a libel party

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What did they say?

The answer is it depends. There's just not enough information in the article to determine if they have a case.

With that said, if they can prove that the other rat did not have the disease and therefore it came from the PetCo rat and that the disease is easily identifiable, then PetCo is absolutely liable.

I hate rats just like 98% of the population. But you can't have a Pet Store selling diseased animals. This isn't just about rats. If they're not checking the rats then they're probably not checking the dogs or the cats or the iguanas or anything else. Animals are harbingers of terrible diseases. Mice and fleas wiped out 1/3 of the world's population in the middle ages with the Bubonic Plague. As much as people like to look at animals as cute and cuddly, if you're a business that deals with them you better take the safety precautions necessary to make sure you're not spreading something. And if you don't, and you sell a diseased animal to an unsuspecting little kid who ends up dying because of it, then you should be responsible. You can't go around selling animals with deadly diseases and then when it kills someone just wipe your hands clean and walk away.