Dog Adoption Contracts and Your Right to Own Property

At The Animal Law Firm, our Colorado Animal Attorneys get a lot of questions about ownership rights under a purchase agreement for a dog. The situation usually goes like this: Elliot buys a dog from ABC Rescue. Elliot signs an adoption or purchase agreement. In the agreement, ABC Rescue has a clause that says, “buyer …

Don’t Share Your Dog with Your Ex

Our Aurora, Colorado Pet Lawyers know a thing or two about trust. Rule #1 is: Don’t trust your ex. Even amicable break-ups can turn into an absolute mess when you start sharing the dog (or cat, or bird, or alpaca, or snake, etc.). It’s best to cut all ties with the person you used to …

Is your ESA trained? If not, it’s not an ESA.

Our Colorado Animal Attorneys often see people who have ESAs with a certificate they got from the Internet. This is the greatest scam in the world, in our opinion, but that is another story for another day. If your ESA is not trained to perform specific tasks related to your disability, then your dog is …

Don’t Give up Your Dog without a Warrant!

At The Animal Law Firm, our Colorado animal lawyers see a lot of good dogs turned over to animal control under pressure from animal control officers. However, you do not have to do this. They are required, under the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution, to obtain a warrant to seize property from you. …

Guard Dogs and Colorado’s Unlawful Ownership of a Dangerous Dog Statute

Colorado’s Dangerous Dog statute is an unforgiving statute for a dog. The Animal Law Firm’s animal attorneys have seen all types of very sweet, loving dogs on the wrong side of the Unlawful Ownership of a Dangerous Dog statute because it was poorly written and places strict liability on the dog (and the owner). Strict …