Dog thefts

watercooledman · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:34

All I seem to see on social media at the moment

What's going on

chroniclard · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:39

Chumps/fashion victims buying expensive designer dogs during lockdowns.

iamtheoneneo · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:39

Money

Ree · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:39

the price of dogs has went up a lot because of covid and folk being at home.

pinkpound · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:44

watercooledman said:
All I seem to see on social media at the moment

What's going on

Prices of puppies has gone from £750 for a Cockapoo pre covid to £2500 in covid lockdown its same for most other breeds . Recently in the news a the traveler site was found to have 83 stolen dags

watercooledman · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:45

Madness I am seeing dogs being taken off their owners on the street

Surveyor · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:47

watercooledman said:
Madness I am seeing dogs being taken off their owners on the street

You just watch while it happens?

Maccapacca · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:49

watercooledman said:
What's going on

Scaremongering and Facebook. Most of it are myths and events that are very rare yet shared it looks common.

Stumble Bum · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:50

watercooledman said:
Madness I am seeing dogs being taken off their owners on the street

Thought you said you saw it on social media? Which is it?

peterwalkley · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:51

And in Suffolk its caused by the usual suspects. Gotta keep that stereotype true to form !

watercooledman · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:52

Dogs being taken off folk in the street on social media

adolf hamster · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:56

always wondered about expensive animals, outside of breeders for shows and the like if you're just wanting a pet why pay that kind of money when you can get them from rescue centres?

also has the side benefit of generally coming pre-housetrained and you're doing a good deed?

I cant post photos · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:07

I know of someone who had it. His wife was walking their dog and a do-as-you-likey walked up, snipped the leash and ran off with the dog.

Maccapacca said:
Scaremongering and Facebook. Most of it are myths and events that are very rare yet shared it looks common.

You sure?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-56475355

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2...-suspected-stolen-dogs-police-look-for-owners

That's 93 dogs in two articles :eek:

If someone nicked my dog, they'd best make sure I never, ever find them. I will burn their entire existence to the ground.

Maundie · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:26

adolf hamster said:
always wondered about expensive animals, outside of breeders for shows and the like if you're just wanting a pet why pay that kind of money when you can get them from rescue centres?

also has the side benefit of generally coming pre-housetrained and you're doing a good deed?

We tried 3 rescue centres and not 1 got back to us so ended up buying a puppy, there's lots of dog thefts going on around here and most of it is drug dealers, theres been a few reports in the news.

Most of them are dogs nicked for breeding as the price of puppies has sky rocketed.

explicit4u · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:27

My nextdoor is full of missing dogs and cats, lots of missing pet posters and banners around too.

Probably a lot of money in it with every one stuck at home and wanting a pet.

Pawnless Endgame · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:35

Maccapacca said:
Scaremongering and Facebook. Most of it are myths and events that are very rare yet shared it looks common.

Social media doesn't help, but it is definitely happening.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-55356211

I'm not even a dog lover, and I despise the situation because sheeple are sheeple. Everyone and their dog (literally!) wanted a lockdown puppy. The same happened during the 2 short heatwaves of 2020: everyone flocked to the beaches to the extent that it was impossible to park anywhere. What happened when McDonald's reopened last year? Everyone flocked to McDonald's. On day 1, causing miles (hours) of tailbacks.

chroniclard · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:38

I have resisted family pressure to get a dog for a year now. 2 kids is more than enough hassle.

shifty_uk · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:47

Maccapacca said:
Scaremongering and Facebook. Most of it are myths and events that are very rare yet shared it looks common.

I don't think so, at least not around these parts. The demand and price has shot up as everyone is stuck at home. People grabbing them on the streets, from gardens and homes depending. It's a mixture of breeds, too.

Once lockdown is over and life returns to normal for people, the rehoming centres are going to be overrun, absolutely sickening.

Edit; I've also noticed more and more home breeders popping up across social media. Probably farming them to meet demand.

beachBOYken · 28 Mar 2021 at 17:55

shifty_uk said:
I don't think so, at least not around these parts. The demand and price has shot up as everyone is stuck at home. People grabbing them on the streets, from gardens and homes depending. It's a mixture of breeds, too.

Once lockdown is over and life returns to normal for people, the rehoming centres are going to be overrun, absolutely sickening.

Edit; I've also noticed more and more home breeders popping up across social media. Probably farming them to meet demand.

It’s awful people can do this, unsure what the penalty is for anyone caught but it needs to be extreme to hopefully at least make these ******* think about doing it.
Honestly I would fight to my last breath to fend off these despicable people doing this.

adolf hamster · 28 Mar 2021 at 18:15

Maundie said:
We tried 3 rescue centres and not 1 got back to us so ended up buying a puppy, there's lots of dog thefts going on around here and most of it is drug dealers, theres been a few reports in the news.

at least you tried the rescue centres first.

needless to say the day a rescue centre doesn't have any animals when i'm looking for one is the day i will very happily pay for one, sadly every time i've been to one (looking at cats rather than dogs admittedly) they've always had a selection.

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