Don't get get the pets high. Haha! On a serious note though, if a compound within cannabis (CBD) can help pets, it should be used for that help provided there is fair bit of evidence in support.
Civil disobedience has to be there because pharma industry is resisting any easily available, cheap remedy to keep itself in business. These rascals will kill people but won't let medicine industry progress for greater human benefit.
And guess what who supports all this corruption; the corrupt goverments.