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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 …

Pet Custody Primer

As Colorado’s premier animal law firm, our animal lawyers know there is a lot of bad information on the Internet these days. That’s why we have put together this quick pet custody primer to help dispel some of the bad information. There is an adage that “possession is 9/10ths of the law.” While that may …

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 …