Vaidik, C.J.
An eleven-year-old boy was at Flat Rock River YMCA camp when a pig—which had never injured anyone or exhibited any dangerous propensities— stuck its head between the bars of its pen and grabbed the boy’s hand, causing injuries. The boy and his mother sued the camp, and the camp filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the camp.
On appeal, the boy and his mother acknowledge the general rule that owners of domestic animals are liable only if the owner knows or has reason to know that the animal has dangerous propensities. Nevertheless, they ask us to change the standard for liability of owners of domestic animals to that of strict liability when the animal is not a cat or dog. Because Indiana Supreme Court precedent is clear that this general rule applies to all domestic animals—and not just cats and dogs—we decline their invitation to alter the standard. We therefore affirm the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the camp.
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Nevertheless, the plaintiffs argue that pigs, although domestic animals, “can’t be compared to a dog or cat which provide companionship as someone’s pet.” Appellants’ Br. p. 6. As such, they ask us “to impose a strict[-]liability standard when the owner of a domesticated animal exposes someone to an abnormal risk.” Id. at 6. They claim that without “such a standard, people like [them] would have no recourse for potential serious injuries sustained when they are exposed to an abnormal risk by a domesticated animal.” Id. We, however, decline the plaintiffs’ invitation to impose a strict-liability standard on owners of domestic animals that are not cats or dogs. This is because our Supreme Court has made clear that this rule applies to all domestic animals, not just cats and dogs. See Poznanski, 788 N.E.2d at 1259 (“Owners of domestic animals may also be held liable for harm caused by their pet but only if the owner knows or has reason to know that the animal has dangerous propensities.” (emphases added)); see also Einhorn v. Johnson, 996 N.E.2d 823, 831 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013) (noting that horses are domestic animals and that owners of domestic animals are not liable for injuries caused by the animal unless the animal had dangerous propensities known, or which should have been known, to the owner), reh’g denied, trans. denied. Because the plaintiffs have put forth no convincing reason to impose strict liability on owners of domestic animals that are not cats or dogs, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the YMCA defendants.
Affirmed.
Kirsch, J., and Bradford, J., concur.