[Truth29]

Actually, this sounds like fraud and the basis to abrogate the release she signed. The vet could be looking at a lawsuit if she is of such a mind.

[Chances Are]

This is the way I view it, too...

CA....

[Salamander]

For reasons I cannot fathom, she already folded and left the dog with the “new owner”.

I’m thinking a judge wouldn’t award her the win because of that.

I reckon she could press separate criminal charges since custody of the dog seems to now be a moot point.

[Shannon]

No, it's not fraud. If the vet said the dog had a 20% chance of survival and the owner said to euthanize the dog, well, she made her decision. Looks like the 20% chance won out.

By signing the papers she turned the dog over to the vet. The vet was within his rights to see if the dog could be saved despite the owner's decision.

My vet has called me on more than one occasion when an owner wanted to put down a pet. One time it was for a tiny kitten that needed a leg amputated. The owner signed the papers to put the kitten down, turning the kitten over to the vet. That kitten is now a full grown, 3 legged cat, in a great home.

Another time a big,tough man brought his puppy to the vet for mange. But then he failed to treat the puppy. A few months later he brought the puppy back to be put down. The mange was really bad by then. The vet called me. Rescue was arranged in a flash. When the vet went in the room to tell the him, the tough veneer dissolved and that big burly guy cried with relief.