Elinor D. Molbegott, is an attorney who maintains a law practice devoted to animal law. Elinor donates her time to answer questions from North Shore Animal League America supporters who would like to learn more about animal law.
Can I sue the breeder for the difference of the cost of a papered puppy verses a non-papered puppy?
I purchased a dog that was bred for sport. I tried to train him in the sport myself but I got to the point where I no longer had enough knowledge on how to train the dog for the sport and returned him to the breeder.
A friend of mine adopted a dog from the shelter, she found out she is not allowed to keep the dog where she lives. I told her I would foster the dog because I do not want it going back to the shelter. I don’t know what I’m legally supposed to do next.
One of my roommates is giving melatonin to my other roommate's cat without her knowledge or permission. It is only a kitten and just meows a lot.
This past week while I was in class my mom surrendered my dog to the local animal shelter. My dog had a rough start in life before I got him however he was marked as an “aggressive animal”, which is not true.
About a week ago my husband got a citation from animal control for excessive waste, unlicensed dogs and having over the legal limit of dogs. Our kennel permit request was denied because of the citation on my husband.
A local rescue has fixed my dog before giving it back to me, without my consent.
Our neighbors have two small dogs who are left outside all day in all weather conditions in which they are not sheltered, and left without any food or water. The owners leave all day to go to work and do not leave any water or food.
A cat adoption agency wants to take our cats back and is threatening legal action against us. We had some issues with the second cat and asked if we could exchange him for another one, the rescue obliged, but when they arrived they came with 2 carriers instead of one.
I adopted out a dog on Monday with no prior biting history that I was aware of. On Tuesday, I found out that he bit the adopter's son. Can the adopter seek legal action against me?