TWO dogs were stolen as thieves ransacked a house in St John’s. Worcester. One black chihuahua called Gucci and a tan chihuahua called Chico were stolen from a house in Cedar Court in Bromyard Road overnight on Tuesday (May 15). The two 15-week-old dogs were taken between 11.30pm on Monday (May 14) and 11.15am yesterday… READ MORE >

Responses and Quotes from Dr Daniel Allen, Animal Geographer, Keele University Why did you start the petition? Dog thefts have increasingly featured in the national media, usually with a focus on social media campaigns to reunite families with individual animals. But with at least five dogs stolen every day in the UK, it is impossible… READ MORE >

A HEARTBROKEN dog-owner has hired a pet detective and offered a cash reward in the hope of finding her beloved terrier after he was stolen from her garden. Robbie Hughes left eight-year-old Archie, a Cairn Terrier, with her mum and sister while she went on a cruise in Central America last month. When she returned… READ MORE >

Over 70 delegates came together to share ideas and views on a wide range of issues relating to dogs & cats – ‘progress is made most effectively by working together’. Dr Daniel Allen said “Thank you to APGAW and Defra for organising the Canine and Feline Sector Group (CFSG) meeting and workshops. It was a… READ MORE >

42,500 signatures needed In this time over 500 dogs will be recorded as stolen for: irresponsible breeding in horrific conditions, dog baiting and dog fighting as well as for selling on and ransom. Remember if you don’t deter theft you DON’T stop puppy farming, third party sales, the abuse of dogs. Thank you for signing… READ MORE >

With some designer breeds fetching more than £1,000 dog theft is an increasing problem in Cambridgeshire A small army of volunteers are on a mission to track down Cambridgeshire’s lost and stolen dogs. Having your pet stolen is a dog lover’s worst nightmare, but not-for-profit organisation DogLost boasts an impressive track record in reuniting pooches… READ MORE >

A Cambridgeshire family are desperate to be reunited with their beloved French bulldog pup Polly. Polly, a blue brindle-coloured pup, was stolen from the front garden of Churchill Road, in Gorefield near Wisbech, on Tuesday (April 17). Claire Sutton’s children were playing in the garden and had just popped inside for a drink when their… READ MORE >

PRESS RELEASE Five a day! – the number of dogs stolen a day As you read this it is highly likely that one dog will have been stolen somewhere in the country. According to police force data at least five dogs a day are stolen in England and Wales but DogLost, the UK’s largest lost… READ MORE >

RIP WINSTON 💔 Winston was found this afternoon washed up from the river. Cara is understandably devastated but has sent a message to all members and volunteers who helped try to bring this boy home safely: “Winston has been found and sadly he has passed away. We are absolutely devastated that we have lost our… READ MORE >

Owners are becoming increasingly worried for an Eastbourne puppy who has been missing for more than a day. Eight-month-old Nika was last seen at 10am on 16th April 2018 (Monday), by Bannatyne gym and the Golden Jubilee Way. Her owners say she is very friendly but nervous, and are offering a £500 reward for anyone… READ MORE >

POLICE are appealing for help locating a pregnant French bull terrier taken in a burglary. On Thursday 12th April 2018, at 4.15pm suspects smashed a window and entered an address in Calderstone Avenue, Buttershaw. They took two dogs in the burglary. One of the dogs has since been recovered by officers and a 47-year-old man… READ MORE >

Dogs in mid and west Wales are among the most likely to be stolen in the UK, according to new figures. Research by The Insurance Emporium found dog thefts in the Dyfed-Powys force area rose from 23 in 2016 to 70 last year – a rise of more than 200%. The figures showed the area… READ MORE >

Devastated  pet lover Dean Jenkinson fears for his seriously ill rare breed dog – after it went missing from his Doncaster home. He fears that his pet Jasmine – a seven year old rare weimaraner – has been stolen after she failed to come home for over a month. He reported the missing pet to… READ MORE >

The celeb-fuelled popularity of pedigree pugs, Chihuahuas and French bulldogs is being blamed for the increase, although the Staffordshire bull terrier continues to top the list. Six dogs are reported stolen every day according to the latest figures, with 2,017 (CORRECT) recorded by police last year, a rise of eight per cent in just 12… READ MORE >

A dog was among the items stolen by a group of three men who entered a house in Portland Street, Hereford, West Midlands, at around 11.05pm yesterday (Monday, March 26th). One of the occupants in the house, a man in his 20s, had a knife held against his throat and was punched in the face… READ MORE >

Police are investigating the theft of an elderly cat outside a property in Llanelli which ended up being run over and left with nasty injuries. Sixteen-year-old Benny was taken from the front of his owner Sharon Rees’s home in Heol Gwyr, Penyfan, at around 11am on March 12. Eye witnesses say the Bengal, which has… READ MORE >

Animal crime in Lincolnshire has rocketed as police face an uphill battle following a spate of large-scale puppy thefts. Heartless crooks have targeted the county’s breeders – with 152 dogs being taken last year. That’s a 58 per cent increase on 2016 Fifty Staffordshire bull terriers, 25 King Charles spaniels, and 20 Chihuahuas were snatched… READ MORE >

Discovering your pet has been stolen must be any dog owner’s worst nightmare, but sadly, I don’t have to imagine how it feels because I know. Almost 12 years ago my two dogs, Widget and Gizmo, were stolen from my car. Dog theft wasn’t as prevalent as it is today and social media was still… READ MORE >

Two 7-week old Staffie puppies have been stolen from a house in Carlisle today, Thursday 15 March. Thieves made off with the puppies from the back door of a property on Raffles Avenue as the owner returned home through the front door. If anyone has any info please contact 07762239158 or call Cumbria Police on 101.… READ MORE >

DOG lovers are offering a reward for the return of four cocker spaniel show dogs stolen from kennels in November last year. Julie Whiteley, a dog breeder, in New Mill, West Yorkshire, who says that her dogs are her life, was left devastated following the theft of the animals which are worth thousands of pounds.… READ MORE >

Click this link to sign:- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/212174 Dogs, cats, horses or any other pet are not property – they are family! Share if you agree, and please sign our #PetTheft petition to ‘Reclassify the theft of a pet to a specific crime in its own right’ and asking for tougher sentencing to act as a deterrent.… READ MORE >

Officers in Doncaster are appealing for your help to find and reunite four Labradoodle puppies with their heartbroken owners after they were stolen during an aggravated burglary. Sometime between 2.10 and 2.35pm yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 20 February) it was reported three men, one of whom was armed with a knife, had broken into a property… READ MORE >

Calls for a new system to record dog thefts have been made after the number of stolen pets across the county reached 50. Stolen and missing pet website DogLost, which liaises closely with Kent Police to help find pinched pooches, says it is working with the force on the possibility of bringing in a new… READ MORE >

The disappearance of the terriers has left youngsters in tears and their owners desperate to see their animals returned. Three border terriers were stolen from a kennel at a house at Moreton Say, Market Drayton, on February 14 while owner, Julian Barnfield was in hospital for an eye appointment. The previous day a 10-year-old terrier,… READ MORE >

PATCH HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH HER OWNER ❤️ Patch, a three-year-old Jack Russell, disappeared from outside a shop on Talbot Road between 6.25pm and 6.30pm on Thursday, 15th February, police said. Officers were called at around 7.30pm, a Lancashire Police spokesman said. Dog rescue group Harvey’s Army reported the dog ‘was seen to have been… READ MORE >

It comes after a Cavapoo called Olive, was snatched from outside a shop in Chesterton, Cambridge BY ANNA SAVVA 15:42, 15 FEB 2018UPDATED16:28, 15 FEB 2018 There are fears someone in a white van is scoping out high value dog breeds. A man from St Neots says he is concerned someone is driving around on… READ MORE >

BERRY, IVY and ERIN STOLEN FROM HOME From Oldfields, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 area, Central on 14th February 2018 CONTACT: 07557735707 or call West Mercia Police on 101 CRN:- 22/13390/18 Berry: http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=125569 Erin, puppy: http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=125572 Ivy: http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=125570 Please sign the #PetTheftPetition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/212174 .

The RSPCA has warned its staff will always carry identification amid reports that hoax callers claiming to be inspectors from the animal charity have been knocking on doors in the Ipswich and Sudbury areas. It comes as charity DogLost reports a ‘significant rise’ in the number of the reported dog thefts in Suffolk and Norfolk.… READ MORE >

By Greg Dawson Victoria Derbyshire programme ▪ 12 February 2018 UK The number of dogs being stolen is increasing despite the introduction of mandatory microchipping, an organisation that tries to trace missing dogs says. Distraught owner Max Ferrari was at work last September when one of her sons called her to say their 11-month-old dog… READ MORE >

Kay Needham, 62, of Orchard Close, says she is heartbroken after her dog Florence disappeared on Saturday, February 4. A SUTTON Bonington woman is asking residents in the village and surrounding areas to look for her therapy dog which police believe may have been stolen. Florence, a 10-year-old beige Briard who looks similar to a… READ MORE >

REUNITED UPDATE:- Monty and George were found in Preston, 26 miles away from home on the 14th February 2018. If only they could talk! MONTY a Male Labrador Retriever (Age: Adult) and GEORGE a Male English Springer Spaniel Liver And White (Age: Elderly) Stolen from Preesall, Poulton, Lancashire, FY6 area, North West on 6th February… READ MORE >

UPDATE REUNITED ❤️ A ransom was paid for Dougal with no questions asked. Now home safe and sound. 10th February 2018 A dog owner whose beloved pet was stolen has been ‘overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers’ after 300,000 people took to Facebook to help find him. Martyn Crowden’s ‘best friend and soul mate’ –… READ MORE >

Police who helped rescue a stolen dog are still hunting for her sister. Ellie was rescued after being spotted at a caravan site in Paices Hill on Wednesday, January 24, as environmental health officers from West Berkshire Council joined forces with Thames Valley Police. However, her sister Daisy who was also taken from Aldermaston, Berkshire… READ MORE >

An adorable family puppy has been heartlessly stolen from a plasterer’s van in broad daylight, leaving the owners’ three young sons devastated. The six-month-old French bulldog named Honey was taken from the van while it was parked in the car park of the Premier Inn in Westerleigh Road, Emersons Green, on the morning on Tuesday,… READ MORE >

Nationally between ten and 20 dogs a week are believed to be taken by organised criminals before being held to ransom for cash. In some cases, the animals are kept until the owner appeals for their return in exchange for a reward – with the thief then calling to claim they have found the dog.… READ MORE >

BELOVED dogs stolen by callous criminals in the middle of the night will be reunited with their owners after being found in Darlington. In November, brazen dog-nappers were captured on CCTV stealing six cocker spaniels from a kennel belonging to West Yorkshire breeder Julie Whiteley. Shortly after midnight, the three thieves took six of seven… READ MORE >

A dog owner is appeal for help to find her dog after he was stolen from a house in Swanley this afternoon. Jennifer Warman, 35, was visiting her uncle in the town when the dog, Frazer, was taken. She said: “My uncle and I went to get lunch and when we got back, the door… READ MORE >

Surrey Police has launched an investigation after a group of men broke into a Smallfield family’s property and stole two of their dogs. The pair of border terriers, called Betsy and Esme, were snatched from Natalie Hazeldine’s property at about 3.30pm on Friday (January 5) after three men broke through the fence surrounding her house,… READ MORE >

Staffordshire bull terrier taken from garden after crooks forced their way in Thieves struck in Whitehaven, taking the pet from Moresby Park overnight on Saturday, 6th January 2018 The black and white Staffordshire bull terrier, called Rex, was stolen from his kennel after crooks forced their way into the garden. Rex is four-years-old and micro-chipped,… READ MORE >

POLICE are appealing for information that could lead to the return of a dog that was stolen in Birkenhead this week. Officers were called to a report that the 22-month-old female French Bull dog had been taken from a property on Woodchurch Lane sometime between 8am and 7pm on Tuesday, January 2. The dog is… READ MORE >

TINK AND ARCHIE Stolen from Cow Roast, Hertfordshire, HP23 area, South East on 3rd January 2018 CONTACT: 07455117070 or 07455117070 or call Hertfordshire Constabulary ON 101 Please join the campaign to stop #PetTheft by signing the petition, thank you: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/212174 TINK:- Female Chihuahua Cream & Black, http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=124036#.WnCSNs6nyhA ARCHIE:- Male Chihuahua Cream, http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=124034#.WnCRTM6nyhA

A world renowned dog breeder has sent out a plea for two female pugs to be returned after one was dropped off at his home in mysterious circumstances a few days after three were stolen. Michael Quinney, who has bred and judged dogs all his life and is known internationally for his work, thinks his… READ MORE >

AN appeal to find a stolen dog has gone viral. A cocker spaniel dog, which the owners asked not to be named, went missing on November 30 in the county, after thieves crowbarred the kennel open. Stephanie Stead, the owner of the dog was left heartbroken after her youngest child, aged 13, thought her pet… READ MORE >

The most popular breads stolen include Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Chihuahuas and Akitas. More than 50 dogs have been stolen from properties across Hull in the past three years, it has been revealed. A total of 19 dogs have been stolen this year alone, compared to 20 last year and 17 in 2015, figures from a… READ MORE >

Two of the five dogs stolen at the weekend in Devon have been found, at the other end of the country. The two dogs, Amber and Ruby, belong to Kayley Woollacott from Rose Ash near South Molton. In a Facebook post published this morning Kayley’s mum Yvette Campbell announced Ruby and Amber had been found… READ MORE >

The offenders did not count on the Neighbourhood Policing Team for Northampton being out in force! This could have had untold consequences for the victim. The team have been out for much of the day attempting to locate the males. We are amazed at how wide the story has been shared and hope that someone… READ MORE >

IVY was taken from a residential property in Oakford Close in North Molton North Devon, on Friday, December 15, between 7pm and 9pm. Ivy was located deceased with horrendous injuries at Bommertown Cross at approximately 8am the following morning. If you have any information please contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 quoting ref:- CR/108728/17.

A horrifying dog prison has been uncovered in a derelict Wigan farmhouse after two stolen pets were spotted in the grounds by a local resident. Helpful residents in Appley Bridge reunited equine business owner Deniqua Westwood with her two beloved pooches almost a week after they were stolen from a stable more than 40 miles… READ MORE >