What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
A friend of mine pressured me for weeks to give her our new puppy because she said we already had 4 dogs. I was attached to the puppy but told her that my son wanted to keep the dog to avoid further judgement by her. Then she began to pressure him and told me she would 'talk' to him and convince him to give her the puppy. She eventually asked me to tell her when Brandon would be preoccupied so she could take the puppy without him knowing. I told her no but we would think about it. Later that day, the puppy was gone. When I asked her she said the puppy had a good home with a friend of hers and asked if I wanted to see a video of them with the puppy. I said no and was shocked, tearful, and heartbroken. The next few days, my son and I called her several times asking that the puppy be returned. Most of our calls were ignored and then her husband intervened and told us we had 4 dogs already and should go be with them. He told us not to call them because there was nothing they could do because the new owners would not give us back the puppy. They would not give us the phone number or location of the people who had our puppy. I felt intimidated by him and it was obvious to me that it was intentional. He told me not to call and disturb them again. This angered me and I left some angry messages on her cell phone when I could not reach them and felt that I would never see the puppy again. I called the police and instead of helping us to get the puppy back, I was arrested for annoying phone calls. The officer told me it was a civil matter if I wanted to get the puppy back. I am heartbroken and in shock over what happened. Will I wake up and discover that this was a nightmare or what?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
A friend of mine pressured me for weeks to give her our new puppy because she said we already had 4 dogs. I was attached to the puppy but told her that my son wanted to keep the dog to avoid further judgement by her. Then she began to pressure him and told me she would 'talk' to him and convince him to give her the puppy. She eventually asked me to tell her when Brandon would be preoccupied so she could take the puppy without him knowing. I told her no but we would think about it. Later that day, the puppy was gone. When I asked her she said the puppy had a good home with a friend of hers and asked if I wanted to see a video of them with the puppy. I said no and was shocked, tearful, and heartbroken. The next few days, my son and I called her several times asking that the puppy be returned. Most of our calls were ignored and then her husband intervened and told us we had 4 dogs already and should go be with them. He told us not to call them because there was nothing they could do because the new owners would not give us back the puppy. They would not give us the phone number or location of the people who had our puppy. I felt intimidated by him and it was obvious to me that it was intentional. He told me not to call and disturb them again. This angered me and I left some angry messages on her cell phone when I could not reach them and felt that I would never see the puppy again. I called the police and instead of helping us to get the puppy back, I was arrested for annoying phone calls. The officer told me it was a civil matter if I wanted to get the puppy back. I am heartbroken and in shock over what happened. Will I wake up and discover that this was a nightmare or what?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
