Q: My dog is micro chipped to me a shelter is telling me I have to readopt my dog. I have his papers I owned him 14 yrs
He haa been missing for 19 days today
A:
Absent some laws in the Indianapolis area (which is where Justia is telling me you are posting from), I am not familiar with any laws that would cause you to have to readopt your dog if it had been missing for a while.
The more likely scenario that I can think is that the shelter is refusing to release the dog to you until you pay for the board, food and any vet fees they incurred. This is a very common practice among animal shelters.
If this is not the case and they are just flat our refusing to release your dog or are claiming that the dog is not yours, seek an attorney for legal advice and representation.
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