In all cases where the transportation company is obliged under the provisions of this law to withhold or refuse delivery of cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids, the duty to feed and care for such cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids shall be upon the owner or consignor, or in case of his default in so doing then by the transportation company at the expense of the owner or consignor, and such transportation company shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care or custody furnished, and such transportation company shall not be liable for any detention to such cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids to enable compliance with the provisions of this Act.