Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
If your dog is accused of being dangerous, potentially dangerous, vicious, or aggressive (depending on your local city’s phrasing (Aurora, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Commerce City, Colorado; Englewood, Colorado; Lakewood, Colorado; etc.), or whether you are charged with the Colorado’s dangerous dog statute), here are a few things to do and NOT do… DO separate the …
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
Are you on “nextdoor” or a similar neighborhood “crime alert” website or application in Colorado? Then be warned that anything you say on that website CAN AND WILL be used against you in a criminal investigation. Same for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Wordpress and/or any other social media platform that you post on. Our Colorado …
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
There are many dog bite statutes in Colorado and our animal lawyers know these statutes inside and out. There is the criminal dog bite statute: Colorado Revised Code § 18-9-204.5; and the civil dog bite statute: Colorado Revised Code § 13-21-124. Then, there are all the individual city ordinances on dog bites and aggressive dogs. …
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
Our Colorado animal attorneys know the ins and outs of gift law; and since animals are considered property, you will want an experienced animal lawyer representing you in a dispute over a gifted pet. Did your girlfriend or boyfriend give you a dog or other pet as a present? You had better get that gift …
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
If your pet was impounded in Colorado, this is a very serious and scary situation and pet attorneys know how to move quickly and expertly to help mitigate it. Depending on the circumstances, you could be facing what is known as “forfeiture,” or, at the very least, a very long and expensive stay at a …
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kristina Bergsten
Our animal lawyers get asked this question A LOT. The short answer is, NO. There is so much confusion around Emotional Support Animals and Service Animals in Colorado and around the United States. An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is NOT a pet. Neither is a service animal. However, an ESA is NOT a service animal …
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