Under UK law, #PetTheft is seen as no different to the theft of an inanimate object. This means that if someone is caught stealing a Labrador, they are likely to get the same sentence as if caught stealing a laptop.
Think this is wrong? Please sign & RT
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The kindness of strangers is certainly helping reunite families with stolen pets, it is quite clear the current theft laws are not. Will you be kind enough to sign & RT our petition to reclassify #PetTheft to a specific crime, @EamonnHolmes & @RuthieeL? 🐶 https://t.co/jCxZRn9tOj
Is your dog safe? Olive the Cavapoo and her owner Natalie are in the studio to tell their dramatic story as we investigate the rise in dog-napping. Join us 9am @BBCCambs
Tweet Storm this eve 8-9pm for Daisy the stolen Lab from NR17 Norfolk. Tweet using hashtag #FindStolenDaisy Vary your words in tweets and dont use the hashtag in every one or youll get shadow banned by Twitter! Tweet ppl with many followers and ask for retweets🐾
"The Theft Act 1968 doesn't work - it doesn't take into account that pets are family members."
@Dr_Dan_1 is an Animal Geographer at @KeeleUniversity.
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Apparently dog theft is rising, despite mandatory microchipping.
Surely what we need is mandatory scanning at all agencies who deal with dogs - vets, groomers, etc.
What do you think?
#dog#microchip#dogtheft
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For all those that helped with Olive's twitter storm the night before she was found - please join Dougal's tonight. #FindStolenDougal Official page @FindDougal https://t.co/IPhkWMO2CQ
Twitter storm happening this eve for Dougal 7-9pm use the hashtag #findstolendougal in your messages.Tweet celebrities, actors,actresses,pop stars,sports stars etc(make sure Blue tick is next to the name then u know it's the real person)inc the poster+pics🐶
@KerenScamp Hi Scamp, Olive's Twitter is ran by a friend. I wish I had the time to keep it open for other dogs. Will certainly be RT from my personal account going forward and offer help to find other stolen/lost dogs. Please message any RT's you need for the next few days x
We will be shutting Olive's Twitter down within the next few days to make way for new Twitter Storms that help get other stolen or missing dogs home (we are still having old posts shared). Please continue to help others by using your Twitter powers! Olive's Army 💜