A companion animal is just another word for a family pet. Think Fido and Fluffy. At Pets for Patriots, we celebrate the extraordinary, innate therapeutic abilities of the everyday companion dog or cat.
1 per se (Latin), a Latin phrase meaning by itself or in itself. 2  Illegal per se, the legal usage in criminal and anti-trust law.  Negligence per se, legal use in tort law.
These types of statements are often called defamatory per se Statements that are defamatory per se include statements that claim that the plaintiff: 1  has committed a serious, notorious, or immoral crime. 2  has an infectious or terrible disease, or. 3  is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession.