What if you refuse to give up foster dog?

you have to at least 21  older to able work for foster care for taking care of animals such as any type of pets.  as for animals shelters same thing but if you were working at Aspca store  help customers pick out the best dogs and cats for adopt you might can get a chance to get a job there but you need to be at least 18 older .and working at those jobs actually good paid .if you like to be foster care any puppies and kittens. make sure you dont get rid off . there  some scammers out there. 

in the past there must have been many contentious  issues regarding placement of dogs at shelters, particularly if the shelter in question has an excellent reputation caring for pets in its charge.....there are times when extremely desirable dogs are placed in shelters due to unfortunate circumstances within a family.... rather than keep these dogs in a facility behind bars the shelters find great good volunteer homes as "temporary housing" until such time as permanent adoption is considered....

 IF a dog has qualities that are extremely appealing that dog will be in great demand, there would be immediate claims to be considered as adoptive family and the selected party would have won a "lottery" in effect....no reputable shelter today wishes to have a reputation that their most desirable adoptive dogs are gone to "shelter friends" before the general public ever gets to see them...PARTICULARLY if the shelter gets public funds and donations for maintenance...

I, many many years ago at a vets office saw a beautiful gsd and asked about the breeder... I heard that this dog came from shelter and this owner had relationship with the shelters caretaker....  also once a lovely highland terrier was placed with someone involved in another small animal rescue, as a "personal" pet.

 Then you would be guilty of theft. That simple so you would be facing naturally also the high probability of legal action being taken against you

OMG!  A $450 adoption fee????  That is a lot of money.  That could pay a BYBer for a puppy.

Contact Animal Control.  They have to operate under Animal Controls guidelines.  Animal Control would know the answer.  & why wouldn't they allow fosters to adopt the dog, that would be an ideal situation for homing the dog.  Don't make sense to me.  If you need a back up, count me in.  You should have the dog.

That is theft.

They could report you to the police and have you charged, at no cost to themselves.

You would lose the case and end up with a criminal record.

It's as Julie says but tbh,  if you are genuine and can offer a wonderful home then why don't you ask them if you can put in for the adoption,  or have they already got another home for the dog to go to. 

I'm not quite sure why the rule exists other than they don't want people always taking on dogs on foster as a way to find out if they like the dog or not.   But if you are someone who is a regular fosterer surely they can be a little flexible.   I've never heard of this before.

This lawsuit would NOT cost "thousands of dollars."  You signed a BINDING LEGAL CONTRACT.  What part of that is confusing to you?  What is the legal jargon - binding, legal, contract or all three?  What can "they" do?  Report that you are holding property - and dogs are property - that does not belong to you.

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By the way, I went to legal jargon school, and that contract is binding if it is in accordance with the law.

You signed a legal document.  They don't need to sue you to get the dog back.  If you refuse to give it back on your own, they can come to your door accompanied by a Police Officer who will tell you that you must give the dog back or you WILL be arrested.  It's just that simple.  Why would you want to end up with a criminal record when YOU SIGNED THE AGREEMENT?  What is it that you don't understand about it being illegal to be a THEIF?

You'd be in possession of stolen property.   You could also be sued for breech of contract.

They can file in small claims for $50..  no lawyer needed

They own the dog, and presumably can clearly show that in multiple ways, so if I was them I'd simply report the dog stolen, present proof they own it, and let police arrest you for theft and seize the dog. No cost to them.