Okay so one cold evening in january my husband and I were getting ready to go on our first date since our daughter was born (she was 4 wks old). We got her out to the car and my husband asked have you seen roscoe? (our beagle) I said that he's got to be inside sleeping upstair because I hadn't seen him and didn't let him outside. We called for roscoe several times. It was pitch black but we didn't see the dog in the yard. Two hours later after coming home from dinner there was a note on our door that said Animal care and control had picked him up. Three days later (Monday) the day we could pick him up they gave us two tickets (No food, water, shelter) and (nuisance-howling) and a summons to court for animal cruelty. Mind you our beagle is well fed and spoiled. He lives inside the house therefore there was no water/food outside. He only goes outside to pee. We love our dog, we've had him 7 years. This is an isolated incident. We are guessing the dog had sneaked out when we were leaving and since it was dark and the yard is in an L Shape that leaves a place to hide behind our garage that he was back there. He also doesn't come when we call him if he's sniffing out a trail. So now we're going to court, I have no lawyer. Will my story alone help us? Do i need vet records and a pic of our yard? HELP!!
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Im no legal expert but I do know some of the rules apply
as for your dog, as long as he looks clean and fine in weight and shape, no worries
YOU should take pictures of your yard, explain how it is, that your dog is not trained, just raised
and he sometimes wont come in and stays outside. You can also explain the whole process
of the yard shape and explain what happens when u go out for ice cream or to the movies.
Explain to the court, you provide for your animal. Unlike most animal owners, YOU keep him or her inside. explain that to the judge.
I would say get a lawyer if YOU feel the need to or call a few cheaper lawyers and see
what they can work out.
If not, im sure evidence can prove your case, and u may have to have your husband tesitfy
or offer his assurance as your answers are correct
I would think dogs barking is a pain in the butt for anyone. so make sure YOU keep him or
her inside, so the dog doesnt do that.
good luck on your case
She were given 2 expenditures for it ? Are they conserving the dogs untill after the trial ? replaced into the motorized vehicle operating with the a/c operating ? How a strategies were the homestead windows "cracked" open ? The yelling wasn't very profecional of the police officials.