My ex-girlfriend and I just split up, and she kept all three dogs. One of the dogs was paid for by me, and I have bank statements to prove it, but the adoption paperwork and veterinary records are under my ex’s name. Do I have the right to claim the dog?
I am in need of assistance in getting a dog back from a rescue that was a stray I took in.
Can an animal shelter require me to have my dog neutered if my dog got out of my house?
Earlier this year, I reached out to a rescue to help me re-home some puppies because I was overwhelmed. Five of my dogs all got pregnant and had babies just days apart. Before the puppies were born, I was already struggling, but I was managing. After the puppies arrived, I became completely overwhelmed, so I finally sought help. The woman from the rescue came and took the puppies. She said that because of their age, the mother dogs had to go too. I asked about getting them back, and she assured me I would, even drawing up a contract stating that after the puppies were weaned, I would get the mother dogs back. Unfortunately, she did something I never expected: she posted about the situation on social media, painted me as the bad guy, and called the police, who arrested me for animal cruelty. This is far from the truth. While I acknowledge I had too many dogs, I was not cruel—I provided food, water, and daily outdoor time for all of them. That is why I reached out for help in the first place. Now, the woman won’t answer my calls, and the pound is not letting me see the other animals they took from my house. I don’t know what to do, but my animals are my life, and I need help.
What can I legally do if my husband, that I am going through divorce from, stole two of my dogs that are both microchipped and one of them is my actual emotional support animal for my PTSD from the death of my baby. What are my legal rights? I know where he lives now. He is completely ignoring me. It is causing me extreme emotional distress and he is well aware.
I gave my daughter my dog a couple years ago. They have always been around each other and she lives alone and is always out and about in a not so good part of town, often by herself. My dog is a sort of intimidating dog from his size alone. He's a yellow Lab/white Shepard mix. I felt he would be a good detterant protection for her. A couple years went by and no problems. She was good to him. Took him to vet appointments regularly, kept him fed and watered and in general good living conditions. She allowed me to take him in May of this year, out for a few hours without her. He went from 80 pounds to under 40 when I saw him recently. Is this grounds for me to take him back? He was also matted from sleeping on urine soaked bedding. What can I do?
I never signed a foster agreement, but I was fostering 4 cats that we got when they were 3 weeks old. They are now 14 weeks old. We fell in love and decided we would adopt 3 of them. The last kitten never got adopted and we adjusted our lives to accommodate the last cat. The organization went radio silent. And now they are threatening me because we decided to keep the last cat. I have two questions. Do I legally have to pay the adoption fees? What is my legal right to ignore this organization?
A friend of mine has a service animal, that is a registered service animal, and when he separated from his abusive (mentally and physically) ex-wife she withheld his service animal from him. What can he do under law to get his service animal back?
My daughter‘s friend asked if we would take care of his Dalmation for a week or two but now it’s over three months. With paid for vet bills for shots and ear infections and a UTI, but they were through Banfield Hospital at PetSmart and we did it under his name. We have not heard from him in over a month and we are very attached to the Dalmation. What do we have to do to make this dog ours?
I am part of a 501 c3 that placed a nursing mom and 5 kittens into foster in Fairfax county Virginia. Unfortunately we didn’t have a foster agreement signed; she completed a foster interview, have numerous text messages going back and forth, and was regularly reimbursed for food. She even applied to adopt one of the kittens. Now she is refusing to return any of the cats and kittens. Do you know if we have any legal standing?