A pet-sitter attacked by a rooster named Sam in the suburban city of Roswell cannot sue, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled.

As owner of “Crabapple Critters” pet-sitting service, Josephine Gilreath assumed the risk of danger from animals in her charge, Judge Elizabeth Branch ruled, joined by Judges John Ellington and Tripp Self.

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