This week’s lead post has a tragic (and nasty) pet story at its heart as well as a twisty fence angle that will have all our legally minded Flatchatters intrigued.
The question relates to a fence that was broken either by a tree’s roots or in the process of removing the said tree.
A dog owner moves into the unit on one side of the fence. The dog finds it’s way through a gap where it sees the cat that lives on the other side.
The outcome of that unhappy encounter is too horrible to spell out here but it raises a couple of questions about culpability and the issue of dangerous dogs.
In very broad terms, if a dog attacks a person or animal that’s in their territory, that is a very different matter from the dog crossing into someone else’s property and attacking another creature there.
And that difference could mean huge fines of tens of thousands of dollars for the owner. It might not bode too well for the dog, either.
But who’s at fault here? The dog owner? The people who have responsibility for the fence? Or the person who let the tree grow out of control?
Bush lawyers and pet-lovers, begin your deliberations HERE.
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This week’s lead post has a tragic (and nasty) pet story at its heart as well as a twisty fence angle that will have all our legally minded Flatchatte
[See the full post at: Forum: Broken fence lets dog get at next-door cat]
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