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I Found A Lost Dog, Got Him Healthy, And Now The Original Owner Showed Up Six Weeks Later Wanting Him Back.

Location: North Carolina. About six weeks ago I found a dog wandering alone near a pretty busy road late at night, no collar, visibly skinny and pretty scared. I took him in, posted in every local lost pet group I could find, put up physical flyers in the area where I found him, and checked him for a microchip at the vet the next morning. No chip, no responses to anything for over three weeks. I named him, got him vaccinated, treated him for a skin condition the vet said had probably been going on for a while, and he has been living with my two other dogs ever since. Yesterday someone messaged me through one of the old lost pet posts saying it was their dog, that he had escaped from their yard back in October, and that they want him returned. They sent me a couple of photos that do appear to be him from what looks like maybe a year or two ago. I asked some questions and they live about 40 minutes from where I found him, didn't have vet records readily available, and when I asked about the skin condition they seemed genuinly unaware he had ever had one. I'm not trying to keep someones dog if it's genuinely theirs, but I also have real concerns about the situation and I've put significant time and care into this animal over the past six weeks. Do I have any legal standing here or am I obligated to return him immediately just because someone sent old photos?

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I Found A Lost Dog, Got Him Healthy, And Now The Original Owner Showed Up Six Weeks Later Wanting Him Back.

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