[ SHOWGSD-L ] Help- New York Dog laws
- From: Kizwiz@xxxxxxx
- To: atlanticrescue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, GSDRescue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 00:30:20 EDT
We have a situation of an abandoned dog being dropped off at our kennel. The
dog warden as usual would not return our calls. When we finally reached her
after numerous calls, we notified her of the dog and told her we would hold the
dog until the owner surfaced. Dog is a small Maltese and we groomed it due to
the severe matting. We also stated if the owner was not found, we had
customers who would take the dog. She then stated that the dog was "her "
property
according to the law and she would be right over. We asked her why on all other
occasions we had to deal with abandoned dogs ourselves and she would refuse to
do her job and her answer was to hang up on us. Next the State police called
and threatened me with arrest if I didn't surrender the dog. I told him to have
them come and we would give them the dog. One hour later we closed. She only
lives 5 minutes away. 2 1/2 hours later at 8:30 when we were eating dinner,
here comes the Trooper wanting the dog. Needless to say I was not arrested, I
refused to re open the kennel, and I am sure they will return in the AM in
force. The question is, do they have the legal right to seize this dog? I have
been
reading the ag, laws pertaining to dog abandonment and nowhere can I find any
mention of a situation such as this. Any help would be appreciated. Pat
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