To get custody of a dog, would making the dog a service animal be enough?

Post hoc registration with a nongovernmental online entity that assists disabled individuals confers no ownership or bona fides. Indeed, that the...

What happens when the neighbors dog kills yours on your own front porch?

How tragic. The owners are liable for your dog's intrinsic value, loss of use, possible emotional distress damages, and attorney's fees. The dogs...

Is it legal to threaten to shoot my puppy if it comes on a neighbors property when it is harmless?

It is not legal to kill a nonthreatening dog simply because he is trespassing, but see RCW 16.08.020.

Over one million adoptable dogs and cats are killed each year at America's shelters. Overpopulation has devastated so many animal lives, including...

Making a occupant of 5 years to take there dog to a dog run about 1/4 mile from there site ?

Look at your lease and rules. Does it prevent defecation in common areas? Even if cleaned up? Seems inherently unreasonable to me and likely...

The first rule of owning a pitbull dog: there is no such thing as a pitbull dog. I am kidding, of course. But seriously, do not concede your dog's...

Report the matter to the health department and get the landlord to act. If the landlord fails to rectify, you may have grounds to terminate the...

Is it illegal to hold an animal from someone who is not fit to care for it?

Report the matter to animal control to investigate animal cruelty/neglect. Depending on the fee agreement, you might be able to lien the dog for...

I am so sorry to hear about your feline, and hope that he still turns up. Was he indoor/outdoor or exclusively indoor? There may be a claim for...

Do I have legal standing to keep a rescued cat?

If you never notified animal control, then sadly you are probably out of luck. It is imperative that finders of strays notify the nearest agency...