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.
If a person who was convicted of abuse is living with a dog that isn’t theirs, why does the dog have to leave the home?
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?
Hi, I was wondering if a tenant supposedly has an emotional support dog but is hardly ever home with it. The dog has nowhere to run around and lives in a small apartment. The dog causes property damage because he is anxious and neglected. Can the landlord make them remove the dog?
Can I be denied my emotional support animal and be kicked out of government housing because my dogs are not up to date on vaccinations, even though I am working with a vet to get them done? I asked for a reasonable accommodation, but it was denied. The housing manager said that city ordinances state it is the owner’s responsibility to have the vaccinations completed, which I understand and am currently working on with my vet. She only stated that it is against the law to not have them vaccinated. Previously, I went to court because my dogs were loose and received a ticket for dog at large/animal at large. However, they never cited me or did anything regarding the vaccinations at that time. Can they deny my reasonable accommodation request to give me time to get the vaccinations done before they evict me or remove me from housing?
We purchased a 4-year-old female English Springer Spaniel (not spayed) from a breeder in Oregon in October 2025. We had arranged a pickup time through text messages, and the breeder said she would have all the “paperwork” ready for us. When we arrived at the agreed-upon time, we paid cash and left without any paperwork (no bill of sale or AKC registration). She said to send her proof of spaying and that she would then send the AKC papers. I was confused by this at the time, but I fell in love with the dog and dismissed my confusion about the paperwork. I recently contacted the breeder asking for the AKC paperwork and told her that we were considering breeding the dog. The breeder then told me that the dog was sold to me without breeding rights and that she would not send the AKC paperwork unless the dog was spayed. This information was not conveyed to us at the time of purchase, and it seems questionable to withhold the paperwork despite there being no contract with language explaining this. We had hoped to breed the dog, but her puppies will not be worth nearly as much without AKC registration.
If I am a breeder but have no legal papers or signed documents and sell our puppies, could I get sued if I later find out that the puppies are not full English Cocker Spaniels? The people I got my dogs from told me they were English Cockers, so I was misinformed.