Protect Your Animals and Your Business in Maryland
For the owners of horses, farm animals, dogs, cats and other animals, the protection of those animals is not only important from a financial standpoint but can ensure their well-being is maintained. For business owners whose companies rely upon animals— such as horse and animal boarding and training facilities, veterinarian clinics, and breeders—assessing current and potential risks is vital to their success. Equine and animal law is concerned with providing protection to individuals, businesses and their animals.
Equine and animal law requires attorneys who have the legal knowledge and extensive backgrounds to handle effectively a variety of issues. At the Thienel Law Firm, our experienced Columbia, Maryland, equine and animal law attorneys advise animal owners and animal-related businesses on protecting investments and beloved pets. Protecting animals and animal-focused businesses involves a variety of areas under the law, including: business law, contract drafting and review, zoning real estate law and estate planning.
Whether you wish to reduce potential business liabilities, protect the welfare of your animals or you need protection from litigation, our animal and equine law attorneys can provide the assistance you deserve. Contact the Thienel Law Firm, at 443-535-9715 to schedule an initial consultation.
Equine and Animal Law for Businesses and Individuals
Understanding regulations, as well as your rights, obligations and risks under the law, is imperative for owning a horse or an equine business. Operating an equine facility involves issues of licensing, liability, contracts, employment, zoning and land use and other potential legal matters specific to Maryland law. Enforcing your rights when a client has not paid is not as easy as it may appear. Our equine and animal law attorneys can make certain your horse boarding business complies with the law and ensure animal liens are handled according to government regulations.
Owning, purchasing and buying a horse also has many risks and liabilities. In addition to assisting you with contractual review, we are prepared to protect your rights as a boarder, educating you on what businesses can and cannot do with your animal under the law.
For both groups, our lawyers, who have backgrounds in taxation, business law, estate planning, and knowledge of and personal experience with the equine industry, can protect your interests now and into the future. We develop long-term relationships with clients that can help minimize risk now and take care of problems that arise in the future.
Pet Trusts for Ongoing Animal Protection
When you die, how will the welfare of your animals be protected? After all, your dogs, cats, horses and other animals are important and the law may not provide for them as adequately as you wish. In Maryland, it is possible to plan for the ongoing welfare of your animals by adding a pet trust to your estate plan.
As equine and animal law attorneys, we can help you draft pet trusts and prepare other documents at the individual and business level that specialize in the preservation and defense of animals.
Learn More About Equine and Animal Law
Animals depend upon us for protection and animal owners need to rely on experienced attorneys to assist them in the legal protection of those animals. Learn more about your rights and options under the law by contacting the Thienel Law, and arranging a confidential consultation. You may also visit our media section to read articles about the activities of our equine and animal law attorneys.
