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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi DCUM, Question re financial responsibilities of the dog owners vs pet sitters here is the deal - my friend fosters dogs regularly, and sometimes takes relative's dog in when they have to travel (free of charge). All was ok until it wasn't: relative's dog attacked foster dog out of the blue, foster had wounds were serious enough for emergency vet visit. Initially, the rescue covered all of the bills, but now is asking for reimbursement. Who is responsible for that bill? Dog owner or pet sitter/dog foster? [/quote] The human "on duty" is the one responsible for the incident, because it's the human's job to make sure the dogs are safe. As to who's responsible for the bill, if the fostering contract states they're responsible for the medical care of the animal while it's being fostered (and most do), and the foster followed the terms of that agreement (e.g. "call us first" and/or "only approved vet care providers will be accepted"), then the foster service is responsible for the care of their animal. But I'd never let that person foster again. "Your friend" isn't responsible enough to do this. One dog at a time from now on. This was human error, and should've been avoided.[/quote]
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