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fostering dogs

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  • 05-10-2010 5:36pm
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    noels little bu
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    hi folks,

    i recently started fostering dogs for 2 or 3 weeks at a time for a dogs charity. what i want to find out is where do i stand if the dog warden calls to the house.. i spoke to one recently and he told me it would be my responibility to provide a license for the dog..as i have a dog of my own, i have a license for him but i wasnt aware that i am meant to have one for a fostered dog..i think that is very unfair as i am providing much needed accomodation for dogs in need..can anyone shed any light on this for me..i would be very grateful....


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    lorebringer
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    As far as I am aware, the charity that you are fostering for (I'm assuming it's for a charity) should be the one providing the licence for the dog - because you are not the legal owner of the dog it should not be your responsibility. I fostered for 3 year and didn't need to provide a licence for any of my foster dogs.

    If you are very concerned about this, contact whoever it is you are fostering the dog for and they should let you know, I would be very surprised if you need to provide the licence.


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    ISDW
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    It can be a moot point. You wouldn't think that a boarding kennel should have a licence for a dog staying there, but the IBKCA recommend that you do. Whilst the dog is living with you, or under your care, you are responsible for it, so you should have a licence. But, does that mean that if you mind your neighbour's dog for a weekend, that you should buy a licence for it?

    Ask the rescue that you're fostering for if they have a general licence, to cover all of the dogs that are in their care, either in a shelter, or in foster homes.


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    micheleabc
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    From the Controls of Dogs Act 1986:
    Finding of stray dogs:
    etc
    etc(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this Act, a person who is not the holder of a general dog licence and who detains a stray dog pursuant to this section shall not be required to obtain a dog licence relating to that dog until he has kept the dog in his possession for a period of not less than twenty-eight days, and the said section 2 shall be construed and have effect accordingly.


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    ISDW
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    micheleabc wrote: »
    From the Controls of Dogs Act 1986:
    Finding of stray dogs:
    etc
    etc(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this Act, a person who is not the holder of a general dog licence and who detains a stray dog pursuant to this section shall not be required to obtain a dog licence relating to that dog until he has kept the dog in his possession for a period of not less than twenty-eight days, and the said section 2 shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

    But I don't know what the legal definition of a dog that has done its 5 days in a pound and then taken out by a rescue and gone into foster care is, it would no longer be a stray.


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    micheleabc
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    ISDW wrote: »
    But I don't know what the legal definition of a dog that has done its 5 days in a pound and then taken out by a rescue and gone into foster care is, it would no longer be a stray.

    If the dog did his 5 days in a official county pound, the rescue organization should have a receipt as the (now) only owner of the dog. In that case the rescue organization should have a license for that dog.

    Prohibition on keeping dog without a licence. 2.—(1) Subject to section 5 of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to
    [GA]( a ) keep a dog unless he holds either—
    [GA](i) a dog licence for that dog, or
    [GA](ii) a general dog licence, or
    [GA]( b ) take possession, unless he is the holder of a general dog licence, of a dog, pursuant to a change of ownership, before the issue of a dog licence in respect of that dog, or
    [GA]( c ) transfer possession of a dog pursuant to a change of ownership to any other person unless the other person is the holder of a dog licence for that dog or a general dog licence.
    [GA](2) The occupier of any premises where a dog is found shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the person who keeps the dog unless he proves that—
    [GA]( a ) he is not the owner of the dog, and
    [GA]( b ) the dog was kept on the premises either—
    [GA](i) without his knowledge, or
    [GA](ii) by some other person who had a licence for the dog.


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