Unhealthy and Untreatable
The term “unhealthy and untreatable” means and includes all dogs and cats who, at or subsequent to the time they are taken into possession,
- have a behavioral or temperamental characteristic that poses a health or safety risk or otherwise makes the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and are not likely to become healthy or treatable even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet guardians in the community; or
- are suffering from a disease, injury, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the animal’s health or is likely to adversely affect the animal’s health in the future, and are not likely to become healthy or treatable even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet guardians in the community; or
- are under the age of eight weeks and are not likely to become healthy or treatable, even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet guardians in the community.