Advice

I made a mistake, and I want to take it back. I lied to the animal center about a dog I said I found wandering on the street, even though I actually knew the dog. It hurts so much that I cannot sleep, and I have not been myself. The situation is making me depressed and miserable, and it has mentally affected me a lot. Please help — I want him back with me.

Hi! My roommates, neighbors, and I have been taking care of several neighborhood cats. We have all purchased food for them at different times, but I bought the outdoor cat house, treats, and toys. I spent many days bonding with one cat in particular and allowed him to come into my room, where we bonded even more. He got used to waiting for me on the porch and coming into my room at night to sleep under my bed. I also have pictures of him. I recently found out that my roommate took him to be neutered (although I am not sure if that is true) and then gave him away to someone else. My questions are: Can I file a police report, and can I get the cat back? Thank you for your time.

In the state of Georgia, does an animal shelter have the right to neuter my dog if I do not want him to be neutered? My dog got out one day and was taken to the animal shelter. They told me that he has to be neutered before I can get him back.

I am a foster for a rescue that adopted out a bonded pair of 6-month-old kittens nine months ago. In October, the adopters claimed they had not bonded with one of them and asked to return him. I told them that the kittens were bonded and must be returned together. They agreed to work with him more and provided updates that things were improving. Two weeks ago, we received a phone call that the kitten they had tried to relinquish was sick. After a vet visit and agreeing to help take care of him, they relinquished him to my care. They also agreed to give me back his brother as long as we reimbursed them for the vet bill. Two days later, they decided they wanted to keep his brother at any cost. What can we do to get his brother back? They are very bonded, and this is a breach of the agreement because the first cat was very sick for two days before they took him to the vet.

My rescue took in four cats from a homeless family living in a car. The cats were in bad shape. One of those cats was microchipped. We tracked the chip back to the vet who implanted it. The vet notified us that the chip was registered to a completely different family than the one who relinquished the cats, so the family the cat was chipped to was notified. The husband (the previous owner of the cat) stated that his ex-wife kept the cat after their divorce, and when she fell on hard times, she gave the cat away. The husband is now stating that their daughter would like the cat back. We are not able to transfer the chip to our rescue unless the husband agrees to the transfer. In this case, does the original family still have legal rights to this microchipped cat?