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Forget fighting like cats and dogs. These days, divorcing spouses are fighting over their cats and dogs.

On Tuesday, News 4 Tucson investigated the rising number of pet custody battles, which attorneys surveyed by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2006 say have increased substantially in the past decade.

Pets are considered property in every state in the country, according to the local news report, so judges often have their hands tied when couples come to them looking to reach custody agreements for their pooch.

via Pet Custody: Divorced Couples Fighting Over Fido VIDEO.