[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Help- New York Dog laws
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Kizwiz@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:46:05 -0400
I'm not sure, and I suggest you contact an attorney, but in the case of
racehorses, I do know that if you were given the animal to board and
care for, then there is at least an outstanding board bill that you are
entitled to before anyone can take the animal out of your care.
(Racehorses are often sold for the outstanding board bill when the
owners fail to show up.)
If the dog warden has never responded before, the dog warden might
want the dog for herself. I would get on a very high horse about
this...especially if the dog warden has not been interested in other
dogs in the past. State police notwithstanding, it doesn't sound as if
she's "entitled" to the dog at all. And, sorry to say, you never should
have called her in the first place, especially if she never cared before.
Peggy
Kizwiz@xxxxxxx wrote:
>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.
>
>
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