[Dust in the Wind]

Question; If someone dumps/leaves their dog where it comes on my property and makes itself at home and I feed it because that needs done, am I considered its owner?

This has happened 5 times in the past 5 years and two of these dogs disappeared? and three have been run over on the highway fronting my property. I refuse to restrain another persons animal while waiting for them to return and call it back to them. These irresponsible owners need charged with something but from the leanings of this thread I am more likely to be. Where do I stand?

[Tax-chick]

Have you checked your county animal control ordinances? A neighbor told me recently that she had taken care of a stray dog that turned up in her yard, and after a couple of weeks, a friend of hers adopted. Well, it turns out it was microchipped, and when she took it to the vet, they turned in the information to the microchipping company. The dog’s owners got her information through the vet, and had her arrested for stealing their dog!