Elinor D. Molbegott, is an attorney who maintains a law practice devoted to animal law. Elinor donates her time to answer questions from North Shore Animal League America supporters who would like to learn more about animal law.
We have had a former neighbor's dog in our care for three months. He refuses to come get her and has made no effort to assist in her care. Can we keep her, or find a good home for her legally?
A local rescue has fixed my dog before giving it back to me, without my consent.
Our neighbors have two small dogs who are left outside all day in all weather conditions in which they are not sheltered, and left without any food or water. The owners leave all day to go to work and do not leave any water or food.
A cat adoption agency wants to take our cats back and is threatening legal action against us. We had some issues with the second cat and asked if we could exchange him for another one, the rescue obliged, but when they arrived they came with 2 carriers instead of one.
I adopted out a dog on Monday with no prior biting history that I was aware of. On Tuesday, I found out that he bit the adopter's son. Can the adopter seek legal action against me?
Can I sue the veterinarian that diagnosed my dog with cancer and she did not?
I asked my brother in law to watch my dog for me so I can get the gist of being a new mom. They won’t give me my dog back.
My sister has a dog who attached my cat and bit my cat 4 inches across and deep into the muscle. What steps should I take to have my sister to pay the vet bills?
I gave my dog to a shelter in Ohio because I thought he was acting up while I was at work. I talked to his vet and she said he is suffering from separation anxiety. I now want my dog back and will work with the vet. The shelter does not want to give him back to me. Is he mine or theirs?
My housemate gave me his dog, but when I lost the dog a few years later, my old housemate was reunited with the dog and claimed that I had stolen the dog from him.