Dognapping Cases Up 70 Percent
Losing your best friend is hard, but knowing you could have done something to prevent it makes the news even harder to bare. The American Kennel Club reports our canine companions are being stolen from our yards, sidewalks, cars and even local shelters at a staggering rate. “It only takes a minute for a theft […]
Thefts Of Dogs In The United States Up 32% In 2011
Just past dawn, a gray SUV pulled into Hailey Shelton’s driveway in Durham, North Carolina and made off with her two dogs, Chloe and Dixie. Nobody heard a bark on that June morning. Nobody found an open gate. The only explanation came from a neighbor who witnessed the early morning dognappers from across the street. […]
Beware The Dog-Nappers!
By Lisa Peterson, Special for USA TODAY In just one month this summer, dog-nappers snatched a puppy from a 5-year-old child’s lap in a public park in Idaho, a Lhasa Apso from a backyard in North Carolina and a 16-week-old boxer from the owner’s yard in Oklahoma. The American Kennel Club first alerted the public […]