In the above article, it says the owners were “stunned” to find their cat, Sal, had been summoned for jury duty. But they listed him as a member of the household on their census.

Come on! We all love our pets. But, here’s a tip: any time you start to think your pet is different from other people’s, or you think they’re unique or smarter than other pets like them, just say to yourself, “They’re f**king pets. I bought them. They’re just possessions of mine like my coffee table or my shoes.” And you should be fine.

Now, I know this seems to be some sort of paperwork screw up, but I still feel like it could have been avoided.

Also, people get compensated when they have to miss work and go to jury duty. But do you get time off to take your cat to court? I doubt it. That’s like getting paternity leave for getting my secretary pregnant.