Legal steps on the canine track.
Is the veterinarian right?
I got a dog sick. I went to a veterinary clinic, a course of treatment was prescribed, but the dog was getting worse and worse, and after 7 days my pet died. I began to doubt the correctness of the diagnosis and treatment. Tell me, please, where to turn to me to confirm or dispel my doubts. Are there any authorities that control the work of veterinary clinics?
In accordance with Art. 180 of the Civil Code of Ukraine (CGU), animals are a special object of civil rights and are considered property, except as otherwise specified in the law. Therefore, when the animal is killed, the person responsible for this is obliged to compensate the damage caused to the owner. At any medical manipulations with your pet, you need to receive information about the procedures performed with a signature and stamp of the veterinary clinic. If, in the event of your dog's death, you have doubts about the correctness of the diagnosis and the treatment prescribed, it is necessary to perform an autopsy, draw up a protocol and find the cause of death.
With proper registration of the documents, the clinic in which the treatment was administered will be obliged to reimburse the cost of the dog. If the clinic does not voluntarily pay you the required amount, then you have the right to file a complaint with the veterinarian who incorrectly diagnosed and treated the animal, first to the management of the clinic, and in the absence of a response to the local veterinary office. If, and after that, you are not reimbursed for damages, file a claim with the court. However, you can go to court, bypassing previous instances.
Puppy in a communal apartment
Interesting questions about animals and the answers to them interested and our psychologists.
I live in a communal apartment. My neighbors bought a puppy and placed it not in their own room, which would be quite logical, but in a common kitchen. Tell me, please, do the neighbors have the right without my consent to start a dog in a communal apartment, and even to keep it in the wrong place?
All provisions on keeping animals at home are set out in the "Rules for the use of living quarters" approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Decree No. 45 of January 24, 2006. According to him, if the owner of a dog lives in a communal apartment, he must obtain the consent of all tenants for the living of the dog. In addition, the owner should not allow his pet to bark for no reason (especially in the early and late hours) or otherwise disturb neighbors.
In your case, I would advise first of all to explain to neighbors that the dog does not belong in a common kitchen. And if the owner of the puppy refuses to take any measures - to complain to the law enforcement agencies at the place of residence or to the court to protect their rights and interests. Also, you have every right to file a claim with the requirement to evict a dog from the apartment.
Whether to return a live find?
Good afternoon! I found a thoroughbred dog in the street. Do I have to report my findings? If so, where? Do I have the right to leave the dog at home?
According to the Civil Code of Ukraine (Article 340), if you find a dog, you must immediately inform the owner and return the pet to him. If you can not find the owner, you need to report the find to the police or local government within three days. While searching for the owner, you can keep the dog you found, give it to someone who can keep it according to veterinary rules, or hand it over to the police or local government. If within two months the owner of the dog does not claim his right to it, the animal will pass to your property. If the owner is found and the dog is transferred to him, you have the right to reimburse the costs associated with keeping the animal, minus the benefits derived from using it.
You need to know that if you leave the found dog at home, it is you who are responsible to its owner in case of her death or "spoilage", but only within the cost of the animal and only on condition that the misfortune occurs intentionally or because of your gross negligence .
The owner must be punished by law
I was bitten by a neighbor's dog, and I have a long and rather expensive treatment. I would like to know where to turn to me and what it is necessary to collect documents for the owner to be punished by law and pay me for treatment.
If you are bitten by a dog, first of all you need to prove the fact of a bite and find witnesses who will confirm that you were bitten by this dog. Do not hesitate to contact passers-by who saw what happened, take their phone numbers - then they will be able to confirm in court the fact of the bite. Then you need to compose and send a claim with a notice of delivery and a list of attachments to the owner of the dog. In the claim you indicate the value of the damage, including moral damage. In the absence of the owner's reaction or his refusal to voluntarily compensate for the damage, contact the court.
And be sure to keep all the references, recipes, checks on the purchase of medicines, extracts from hospital cards - all this will be evidence in court.