The veterinarian is experiencing the theft charge after refusing to turn the dog’s homeless dog

Grand Rapids, Mich. – A veterinarian in Michigan who said he saved a dog in difficulty, who was related to a truck faces a theft fee after he failed to return to a homeless man.

Amanda Hergenreder took the dog in a two-hour road at her clinic, where she performed procedures to improve a severe urinary tract infection and to remove a rotten tooth. She named Biggby and says that the Mix Pit Bull, 16 years old, thrives almost four months later.

But the Kent County Prosecutor said Biggby belongs to Chris Hamilton, who lately lacks a permanent house in the Grand Rapids area and demands the property of a dog known as a lover Vinny.

“I only want my dog ​​back,” Hamilton, 57, said Wood-TV. “I had my 15 -year -old dog. I never neglected him and, you know, we loved each other. I mean, I felt that I lost some of my body afterwards. He never felt the same after he lost it. “

Prosecutor Chris Becker said it is a simple case from Larceny, a crime that has a maximum punishment of 93 days in prison. The jury selection for a future process is scheduled for March 6.

“You have no right to take something because you feel something is wrong. … People have a great attachment to their animals, “Becker told the television station. “No matter where you are in life, what is your stature in life, whether it is rich, poor, whatever it is, this is an important thing for an individual.”

Hergenreder said he was in Grand Rapids in November for a professional conference, when he saw the dog tied to a truck next to a Biggby cafe. There is no dispute that he called the police department and the animal shelter and spoke with an employee of the store.

“Without energy, very lethargic,” Hergenreder said about the dog. I took him to our vehicle. It was very sad. “

Hergenreder said she performed medical procedures at her clinic worth $ 3,000. She said she was running and playing at her home, adding that she “starts to see the light slowly return to his eyes.”

Hamilton acknowledged that he tied the truck dog while going to a gas station. He said that, when he returned, about 45 minutes later, the cafe’s employees said “a lady from a utility vehicle came and took my dog, snatched the rope.”

Hergenreder’s lawyer Miles Greengard offers a vigorous veterinary defense. He said he was afraid that the dog would not receive the attention he needs in old age if she would give them.

“Mr. Hamilton did not even take basic steps like the dog licensing,” Greengard told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Now he is expecting a kind doctor to give Biggby the medical treatment he has refused and has need to advance, then give the dog back?

“I think it’s an unfortunate situation to the end,” Greengard said. “But I am glad that Biggby lives his best life.”

-the associated press