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.
Per se is a latin phrase that means through itself.. It also means by itself or in itself.. Per se if generally used in a legal sense to mean that without referring to anything else, something must be accepted because it is self evident or inherent.runk Driving Law: Per se DUI laws also exist in some states making it illegal to drive a vehicle above a specified BAC, typically .08% measured by a blood, breath or urine test. An accusation of violating the per se law is based solely on the defendant's body chemistry.