Q: My dog was attacked by a dog whose owners are a rescue in indiana, the dog was in ohio n they refused to take it back.
Who is liable for the vet Bill's of my dog and my child who was bit, the rescue has refused to come get the dog several times after aggressive behavior from the person she stuck with the dog, the dog passed away in the attack. The dog was still owned by the indiana rescue, they abandoned the dog in ohio with a person who did not want the dog, they led the person on saying they were coming to get it n then never showed up.
A: It sounds like the dog has a new owner, not the rescue. That person would be liable unless the dog was still in the rescue's custody when the attack occurred.
A: You can try to seek recovery from the rescue or "foster" owner. Who actually pays will depend on whether the dog was officially transferred to the new owner, or whether the rescue retained legal ownership over the dog.
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