He was pushed by a desperate circumstance, and she's a jerk for not giving the dog back under the kind of pressure she's gotten.... If there's a way to appeal to her to change her mind, that's a good thing to try to do.... but lets not just make up facts and law as we go.
He has an ethical and human-interest case for her to reconsider. But he has no legal case. Can you imagine a shelter trying to adopt out dogs to people under the circumstance that signing the dog over only means 'unless the previous owner changes his mind some weeks or months from now and wants the dog back'?
That's all I'm saying.
I used to live in KC and know the type of Indepedence trash this woman is. I bet she's running a meth lab in her kitched.
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I think we are on the same page. I am actually ticked off at the reporter for not doing a bit more digging on the story. There are many unanswered questions. I do not doubt the he signed away Shuma. I also have no doubt that it might be legally binding.
Having said that, if there is someone who has offered their legal where with all to help explore his options I say go for it.
14 months or 14 years Shuma was the family pet. It was loved and loved enough that they weren't going to turn it out on the street either from the hurricane or from relatives who denied Shuma to stay at their home.
Nevills is morally bankrupted. To say the family has bonded as the reason for keeping the dog says so much of her character doesn't 14 months of bonding trump 3 weeks? She also went on the radio last week saying that Wyrick had lied of his being a hurricane victim. He is but it is tough to un ring the bell.
I do appreciate all point's of view. I just hope public pressure will help her do the right thing.
That is what they do with babies. I know a couple who had to return the baby after 6 weeks because the birth mother changed her mind. They decided to adopt from a foreign country.
Actually, at least some pure breed rescue groups were lining up foster homes (and yes, these are temporary homes) for dogs affected by the hurricane. From info I have read, some of these groups had a difficult time getting HSUS to release animals to them.
susie