What is the law for abandoned animals?
• An animal is considered abandoned when the animal has been placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for boarding, treatment, or other care and is unclaimed by its owner or the owner’s agent and the owner or the owner’s agent has not paid the charges for the boarding, treatment, or other care within ten days of notice of these charges being provided to the owner or the owner’s agent in accordance and no other payment agreement with the owner or the owner’s agent has been reached. • The notice required must be given to the owner of the animal or the owner’s agent at his last known address by registered mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and must contain a statement that if the animal is not claimed and if the charges are not paid within ten days after receipt of the notice, the animal may be sold, donated, turned over to the nearest humane society or animal shelter or otherwise disposed of as the person having custody of the animal considers proper. • The owne
• An animal is considered abandoned when the animal has been placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for boarding, treatment, or other care and is unclaimed by its owner or the owner’s agent and the owner or the owner’s agent has not paid the charges for the boarding, treatment, or other care within ten days of notice of these charges being provided to the owner or the owner’s agent in accordance and no other payment agreement with the owner or the owner’s agent has been reached. • The notice required must be given to the owner of the animal or the owner’s agent at his last known address by registered mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and must contain a statement that if the animal is not claimed and if the charges are not paid within ten days after receipt of the notice, the animal may be sold, donated, turned over to the nearest humane society or animal shelter or otherwise disposed of as the person having custody of the animal considers proper. • The owne
