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My fiancee is about to have neck surgery. We have a 100lb dog. One wrong move from this dog and my fiancee could wind up paralyzed from the neck down. My apartment landlord is demanding the dog be on a leash. We have a lady below us terrified of our dog. We had an agreement that she would let us... View More 
answered on Jul 29, 2022
No. A dog on a chain attached to the ground constitutes the crime of animal cruelty, not a leash. A leash is a rope or strap attached to the dogs harness or collar which enables a pet owner to control the dog while moving freely from place to place.
I tried everything 2 get them apart. 1 had the other neck & was yelping and choking and acting like it couldn't breathe. They've fought before, but never this bad. I tried to pry his mouth off with a cane, i tried getting a rope over the body and pulling, i tried getting a board... View More
They don’t have water daily or food daily since no one lives at that house.
Called local animal control and not getting anywhere. They said KY state law states it owners personal property.
answered on Jul 5, 2022
Those are all violations of the Animal Cruelty statutes and should be prosecuted accordingly.
She was Getting groomed and the AC guy left the door open and she got out
answered on Jun 24, 2022
Yes. Sue the dog day care snd the AC guy and his company also.
answered on May 26, 2022
Most likely not, no, unless they can somehow probe you did it on purpose.
I hired a pest control company to do pest control in my house. One week later my dog died. I took him to the vet before dying. He said because of rat poison. I asked the guy from pest control and he said he put bait rat poison. He said that it was pet friendly. It wasn’t. Can I sue him? How do I... View More
answered on May 3, 2022
Yes, but you’ll most certainly need a lawyer to handle it for you. You’ll also need to make sure your vet will testify for you as to the rat poison.
Carter County Ky
My girlfriend and I broke up for couple weeks! She sold my dog to one of her relative. He hasn't made any attempts to make any payments! I call and text him asking for my dog back! He say will return the dog and asking for money to return the dog. It has couple months now still haven't... View More
Our dog has been in a 4 week training program now for 3 weeks, however the past 2 weeks we have heard nothing from the trainer. We tried to give him some time In case he was busy but we’ve left multiple messages and calls with no reply whatsoever. We tried to contact the company he works for but... View More
answered on Apr 6, 2022
Go to the facility and see the trainer in person. If the faculty is closed on gone, hen move on to the police and file a complaint for theft.
I made the mistake of taking the dog. I was given false information. I was under the impression once she sobered up I would return the dog. I found the dog running loose on Wednesday, March 23. Prior to leaving with the fog I did knock on her door and explained her dog wouldn’t get out of my car.... View More
answered on Mar 27, 2022
Take the dog to animal services tomorrow and turn her in. You are not going to jail nor have you done anything wrong.
answered on Mar 25, 2022
Your dog does not have to wear a leash when he is confined to your property.
My landlord messaged me stating that I am responsible for the other tenants dog because I’m the only other tenant that has a dog, that I am responsible to reach out to this tenant and set up a time for us to clean up the entire yard. However, I always clean up after my emotional support dog and I... View More
They do nothing with her. I have to feed and water even though I told them I didn't want a dog. I have been making sure it eats and cleaning it's kennel every week or two because I feel bad for it. My neighbors all think it's Mt dog because I was the only one walking it. But I... View More
answered on Mar 10, 2022
No, but if you don’t want to take care of it, surrender it to a shelter where the dog can get a good home.
Do I have to let them in my house? Will they come with a warrant or will they need some proof of hoarding to get a warrant? My cats are well taken care of, my house is clean. I don't have any signs of cat hoarding but my ex roommate has a grudge against me and has brought up reporting me
answered on Mar 3, 2022
You don’t have to let them in without a warrant and I would not talk to them at all nor would I let them in without a warrant.
I was asked to watch a dog for someone when they got arrested. With the understanding they would assist with care (food, expenses, ect) They have since been evicted from their home and are still in jail. There has been no contact with anyone about the dog for almost 2 months. How long does it have... View More
answered on Feb 27, 2022
You can’t claim abandonment if you agreed to keep him while the owner was in jail if he is still in jail. However, if you have all the receipts for his food, boarding, care, etc., you can keep him until you are repaid, which will likely never happen. Hence, you still wind up with the dog.
i didn't know abt this until he admitted to it when i went to his house. my dog does nothing to him. he stays inside and doesn't bother him. this person lives next door. i'm absolutely broken over this. and i just want to know what i can do about it.
in the state of Kentucky can they take all your rights away to have a dog? There were dogs in the past that kept breaking leashes. The two dogs left have never harmed anything or anyone and they're telling my boyfriend he can no longer own a dog in the county. A pit bull came in the yard and... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2022
They can’t enforce the no fog policy beyond 2 years from the date of conditional discharge.
I work front desk and my co-worker insist you are allowed to ask for proof like an ID badge or something proving the animal is a service pet. However most info online says no but some say it's ok. They want me to ask for ID but the guest always says we legally can't ask for it and I think... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2022
You are correct. You may NOT ask for if or evidence of a service dog.
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