| BLOGGER: kissbeep.wordpress.com Imagine, for just one second, that your dog (or cat, or other beloved family/pet) was stolen. This is a very real thing that happens more than you think. According to an August 2011 report by the American Kennel Club, pet theft is on the rise. During the first eight months of 2011, roughly 224 pets has been reported stolen compared to the same time frame the year before when only 150 pets were reported stolen. What would you do? Who do you call? How do you find your pet in this mess of a world? Think it won’t happen to you because you live in a good town? Or because you have a fenced in yard? Or because no one is going to take your dog from the backyard when you’re home? Keep on wishing but for the sake of your dog, please be realistic. I’ve been blogging about lost/stolen dogs since August 2011 and each day I hear of another new dog theft. Sometimes the dog is found and returned safely to the family, other times, these families never see or hear anything about their kidnapped paw babies. On Facebook, Find Baxter and Cooper is one heart wrenching story of two Yorkshire Terriers who were stolen during a home robbery on San Antonio, TX in April 2011. The two dogs were in their kennel at the time they were taken. The thieves broke into the house by breaking a window in broad daylight. The mom of these two dogs is lost without them. She used to be happy and have a social life, now she’s severely depressed and thinks about nothing other than Baxter and Cooper. Crime Stoppers is involved in the investigation and a $10,000 reward for their safe return is being offered.
Just before walking into a Manhattan deli, a man ties his dog to a parking meter outside the store. He grabs a coffee, pays for it and walks out. Total time: about 5 minutes. Ads by Google Dog Tracking & GPS System safetyelectricdogfence.com You can pinpoint your pets locationAnd know where your dog is going Dog tumor symptoms K9PetAssist.com Treatment options for dog tumors.Help your dog fight cancer. Have You Lost Your Dog? www.LostMyDoggie.com Your Pet Is Our Business. We ActFast. Great Service. Call Us Now! Dog theft is a crime that is hard to measure in statistics. Some have put the number of total pet thefts at 2 million a year. (Because pets are considered property, the numbers are lumped with other property crimes). However, it is often hard to discern whether a pet was stolen or simply wandered off and got lost. In her experience, Fields estimates that about 10 percent of the 1,460 dogs listed on www.findfido.com were stolen. Phifer Pet Screen www.WholesaleScreensAndGlass.com 25, 50 & 100 Rolls Shipped to you100' Rolls at $.49 cents a sqft DogWatch® Fences www.DogWatch.com Safest, Most Reliable & Hidden.In Business Since 1990. Call Us Now Potty Train Dogs Fast- TheDogTrainingSecret.com/Potty Your Dog Will Never Pee or PoopInside. System Works in 6 Days! Some animal rights and welfare people also say that stolen dogs often wind up at laboratories across the country. Under a procurement practice called "random source collection," the U.S. Department of Agriculture licenses individuals to sell animals to laboratories. There are two types of licenses: Class A and Class B. Class A are breeders. Class B are individuals who obtain dogs and other animals from various other sources. The USDA investigates to ensure the animals are legally obtained. However, animal groups contend that pets are being stolen and sold for profit by Class B licensees (called "bunchers"). A bill, HR 594, is under consideration now in Congress to eliminate Class B licenses. Sometimes theft is no more complicated than an angry neighbor who takes your dog to the pound when you're not around. Keeping Your Dog Safe If the unthinkable happens, don't panic. Call the police if you believe your dog has been stolen, then begin your own search. Search the area, talk to neighbors and passersby. Walk or drive slowly through the area several times daily. Hand out copies of recent photographs. You should also post notices with pictures of your dog throughout the neighborhood, in newspapers and with radio stations. The Internet has become a more widely used tool to track down lost pets in recent years. There are a number of free sites on which people post images and exchange information. Three sites of these sites include: For more information on what steps to take to find a lost pet, see the story What to Do If Your Dog Is Lost.
Queenifer Lopez is an English Bulldog in Columbus, OH who was stolen from her own yard in August 2011. Queenie has a seizure disorder and needs to be on medication for it. She also has a very large scar on her belly from multiple surgeries. The circumstances behind Queenie’s disappearance aren’t entirely public, for the safety of both Queenie and her family. It is safe to assume that she is still in the Columbus area and being hidden by a not so friendly type person. A reward is also being offered for Queenie’s safe return. It is my understanding that the police have been less than helpful even when given very specific information that points them right to the person in question. |
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Franklin family’s dogs taken by animal officer, placed with new owners
FRANKLIN, Maine — Last fall, the Warren family had two Golden Retrievers, Bella and Jake, that were considered integral members of a household which includes four young children. Now the dogs have been placed with a new owner somewhere in New England after they took off from the Warrens’ yard in early November and failed to return.
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