the house next to mine has an elitric fence,my dog was badly hurt,yet the police cant get in voled.?

Question

how can i disable this fence safely?the owener has gone away for 2 years any help would be great thank you

Answer 1

Was there a sign warning about the fence? If not, you are liable to take the owner to court. Other than that, wearing thick rubber gloves and thick rubber soled shoes, find the wire and, erm, cut it.

Answer 2

Dear Neighbor,
Since this is a problem for you and your pet. I can suggest that you contact the owner ( Certified Mail sent to the owner therefore you would have a record of your actions and attempts to correct this situation. Pretend you are a lawyer and look at this situation through those type of eyes ) and let him know that your dog has been injured due to his electrical fence being on 24/7 and where do I send the Vet bill?
I am sure that this will result in a positive response from them. Maybe the end result will be...When the fence would be down or turned off, so your dog can run free in your own yard. Since it is not your fence you do not have the right to disable the fence. There could be many reasons why the owner does not want the fence off. One could be to keep your dog from entering his yard. Or to deter others from entering his or her property while they are away for the next two years!.
Ok, the other way is to go to the Health Department or Code Enforcement Office in your City or town. Find out what type of laws they have for Fence Control on adjourning properties with Electrical Fencing . Maybe that will bring you luck.
If you want to be a mischief, you can cut the fence with rubber protected equipment but then you can become liable for any problems that could result from that cut you make. A break-in due to you disabling his fence without contact with the owner can make you an accessory to the crime if found guilty of your crime!!!
Best of choice is in the "Free Will " of your choice to do the right thing. Maybe it would be wise to train your dog to stay away from the fence and keep the Friendly Neighborhood Habit FRIENDLY!

Answer 3

You will have to get inside the fence and look for the charger that the fence is connected to. It may have an on/off switch. Or disconnect the fence from the charger.

Dogs generally aren't seriously injured by an electric fence. He may have gotten a little sting, but if he was badly hurt, the fence voltage is way too high. It may also be in violation of your local ordinances.

I would report this matter to the police. If someone's away from home from 2 years, especially. What if a small child walked by and touched that fence???

Answer 4

I'm guessing you live in the country or a semi rural area~ if the police can't get involved, that tells me the fence is not life threatening nor posing a danger to others.

Does the neighbor run cattle on his property from time to time? Or is he trying to keep deer or trespassers from coming onto his property? The fence is obviously there for a reason and you could find yourself in serious legal trouble if you tried to disable it yourself.

What I would do, is call the tax assessors office of your community and find out where the owner is. They send out yearly tax bills and will know how to reach him! From there, call the owner yourself and ask for permission & instructions to disable the fence yourself.

If he won't give it to you, then that's the end of it.
I grew up on a cattle farm surrounded by an electric fence ~ the animal gets a mild jolt and then that's the end of it.

I imagine your dog has learned to stay clear from that section of your yard. If not, then you will have to install a wooden fence on your side of the property, kennel your dog, or put him on a long leash.

Answer 5

As far as animals are concerned you can't legally do anything. The fence is on their property and your animals shouldn't be there. When I worked in a vet clinic we would have people come in all the time pissed because someone hit their animal with a car. We'd ask did the car run up into your yard? And of course they would say, "No, the dog/cat was in the road." Well, then keep the animal out of the road and you'll be fine. They could have a cattle charger on the fence instead of a regular pet charger, much higher voltage, very painful, but shouldn't be lethal. The reason the police won't get involved is because in order for any pets or people to be injured by the fence, they'd have to be trespassing. Most likely the people left the fence on so they wouldn't have to worry about trespassers of the four or two-legged kind. The chances of your pets living to a ripe old age are tremendously increased by keeping them in your own yard. In over 12 years of working in vet clinics I can count on one hand the times that a pet was seriously injured in their own yard, it almost always happens when the animal is running lose and goes somewhere it shouldn't.

Answer 6

I agree with half fast, the dog couldn't have been seriously injured by the normal charge of an ordinary electric fence. There must be something wrong, making the fence a definite health hazard, so the city should be notified before someone gets electrocuted.

Answer 7

Wearing rubber gloves,short the fence out to earth with a metal rod.This should blow the fuse!

Answer 8

I don't know about safely but I doubt you can do it lawfully. Can you not just put up another fence - say a wooden panelled fence - on your side of it so your dog can't touch it.

Answer 9

You dont say where you live?.if it is the UK than this is no doubt illegal installation and you should contact your local electricity for advice and they should inspect the installation under current regs to see if it conforms which it likely doesn't unless it is very low voltage.By the way in UK law dogs and cats are defined as 'friends of man' and basically can wander into other gardens but you are liable for damage they cause.

Answer 10

a heavy limb from a tree falling on the fence would ground it out real good