In ruling in Thomas's favor, the Court made the following statements in its published opinion:

Statement $1-"$If this were a case involving a hamster, we might rule differently because a hamster is clearly a domesticated pet."

Statement $2-$ "Chinchillas are wild animals; therefore, Thomas is not obligated to return the chinchilla at issue in this case to Winston."

$6.$ Statement $1$ from the Court's opinion is: