Can the owner of a kitten be sued if the kitten is unvaccinated and?

Question

causes an infection in an unsuspecting new owner? Someone I know wants to give an unfixed-unvaccinated kitten away. What would the owner be liable for. The kitten is not use to human contact, and runs away from people.

Answer 1

If the kitten runs away from people, how will she catch it to give away? If she manages to find someone stupid enough to take the kitten, she should inform the NEW owner that the kitten has had No vaccines or neutering. If she discloses this info, she cannot be sued for anything. People give away animals all the time. Do you think they are ALL up to date on vaccines and are spayed or neutered? I know they're not. Don't know of any law that says that you have to do this before giving an animal away. However, the owner IS responsible for any damage the cat causes after he/she takes possession of the animal.

Answer 2

hahaha, info police. liked that a lot.

Anyway, apparently there are people out there who don't believe in vaccinating their pets. Or their children. Bizarre.

The person giving the kitten away should just tell the people that she is giving it to that it is not vaccinated. Then they can decide if they want to get it vaccinated (which of course they should). It sounds like the kitten was a stray or something, since it is not used to human contact? The new owners should also know that, so that they can get it checked for diseases like FIV and feline leukemia.

Answer 3

There is nothing that a kitten can be vaccinated for that a human can contract, except rabies and it is extremely unikely that a kitten would have rabies.

So, it's Cat-veat emptor

Answer 4

Owners are responsible for any damage, infection or sickness that is caused by their pets under the applicable provisions of the law.