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My sister keeps her dogs outside, in a kennel, pretty much all the time. I personally think it’s cruel, especially since the only attention they get daily is being fed. When they are allowed out of the kennel, they are harassed by my nieces. Once when I was over visiting, my nieces started a game of chasing the little jack russell around the yard and hitting him with plastic toy golf clubs. I once watched my brother in law smack their red bone coon hound in the head because my niece got caught up in her chain- not exactly sure how this is her fault. They rarely clean out the kennel, so it becomes very gross. It’s also pretty cold outside, and the dogs still stay out, getting their water changed twice a day to keep it thawed instead of the normal once a day.

Well, someone called the humane society on my sister, saying that the dogs didn’t have proper shelter. After they came, my sister specifically told them they weren’t allowed on the property, but they could look at the dog’s living arrangements through the alley that is right behind their yard, right next to where the kennel is for the dogs. After the people from the humane society actually came onto the property and my sister told them to get off, they said that the shelter that was provided was good, they just had to buy a heated water bowl, which my sister said was bogus.

Later, the police came, wanting to arrest my sister, not exactly sure why. They only left after my brother in law threatened to sue the humane society for coming in the yard, and after they agreed to get the dogs licensed which only cost a total of $20.

I definitely don’t agree with my sister and the way she treats the animals, and I’m happy they were chastised for it. However, does the humane society even have a viable reason to want my sister arrested? And were they in the fault for entering the property when they were specifically told not to? And most importantly, was it really necessary to go through all that trouble so my sister and her husband would pay $20 to license the dogs?

Sorry for the length…
No, I wasn’t there. From what she told me, she didn’t really threaten them, but she wasn’t exactly a friendly person to them either. Who knows though, I don’t particularly trust my sister and her story telling.
I would understand if there were reports of the animals being abused, but the only report they mentioned was poor housing, and the people from the Humane Society even said that the shelter was adequate. So, after saying that the dogs were fine where they were and didn’t have to be seized, they wanted to arrest my sister…

Without knowing where you are it would be impossible to answer. And of course, we only have one side of the story. Personal experience has taught me that people always "forget" details that may color them in a poor light. No offence, but there isn’t a doubt in my mind that there are some details, even minor, that she has left out.

These are just some suggestions.

"And were they in the fault for entering the property when they were specifically told not to?"
No. Whether they were legally on her property or not, it does not negate whatever illegal act she is alleged to have committed.

"does the humane society even have a viable reason to want my sister arrested? "
It all depends on what transpired. Aside from threats, which you have already mentioned, it may be possible that they did have lawful authority to be on the property and her interference/refusal to allow them to do a proper investigation that they are legally allowed to do may be an illegal act in itself, like obstruction of an investigation. Again, just an idea, depends on your laws.

Or she could have just really pissed thexaggerated they exagerated a story to cause trouble for her.

Either way, there is no way of knowing without knowing what she was supposed to be arrested for.

Lack of housing is considered abuse.

I was at a party drinking when 2 guys were talking about how they were going through cars earlier that night. We ended up talking and they convinced me to sell at pair of golf clubs for them, at the time it seemed like a good idea. I got their numbers and they said to call them tomorrow and let them know whats up, but i lost my phone the next day and had no way of contacting them. I put the items up on ebay and within that week the cops showed up on my doorstep. I told them what happened and they sighted me for possession of stolen property. I just turned 17 with no prior record, what should I do?

don’t sweat it, you’re a juvenile…. when nyou turn 18, you start off with a clean slate..relax.

I am considering an investment in a golf villa on Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC. I would have a friend who lives down there do the cleaning and onsite management of the property, while I manage the rental schedule and interview the tenants using a site like VRBO.com. Are there any horror stories out there? Would anyone advise me to get my head checked for even thinking about it? I would need rent it about 2/3’s of the time in order for the investment to make sense?

Great question!
I would advise that you purchase a unit that offers something unique. A friend purchased a 4-bedroom unit in the Clearwater Bay section of Barefoot. He has been very successful renting it through VRBO. However, the more the generic the unit, ie. standard 2-bedroom, the more competition that you would have when trying to find clients. He has been quite happy with the results, so far.

and what properties cause the ball to be more elastic

Try hitting a foam ball 300 yds. Foam absorbs, a golf ball rebounds.

In August 2009 I had $4-5K of power tools, golf clubs, etc. stolen from my garage. It’s been a huge pain dealing with the insurance company, but what’s new? After weeks and weeks of teeth-pulling, I’ve gotten everything ‘cleared’ except the golf equipment.

A friend of mine had two full sets of clubs that were pretty good and one set wasn’t being used, so he gave them to me as a gift. He estimated the total value to be between $1,000-$1,500, due to the quality and since they were only 2-3 years old to begin with. I hadn’t even used them, they just got tucked away in the garage waiting for a sunny day. When I was filling out my claim, I had to check in with him to get a full list of the items that were in the bag, and looked up pricing based on that.

The claims rep is making me feel like the burglar here, not the victim. She won’t approve the clubs because I didn’t have a receipt (she thought it was odd my friend didn’t give me a gift receipt – though I told her that he didn’t get them for me originally), didn’t have pictures (like I said, I never used them), etc.

She wanted to know who the ‘friend’ (she continues to say friend sarcastically, as if she doesn’t believe he exists) was, if we were still close friends, etc. She even asked for his phone number so she could talk to him. I of course refused; He gave me a gift, and I will not return the favor by sending an insurance rep to his front door to grill him like she was/is grilling me. Now she says if I get him to sign a statement saying that he gave ‘xxx’ to me, along with roughly when he originally got the clubs and when they were given to me, and have the statement notarized, she could approve the pending items and settle the claim for good.

Is this really common practice, and was I in the wrong for refusing to give the insurance company contact information for a neutral party? And any ideas of how exactly to phrase the statement so that I don’t run into any new bumps down the road?

He could write a letter. That’s not unreasonable.