AKC Reports 224 Dogs Stolen This Year / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop

Animal advocates are reporting a sharp rise in dog theft a crime that sometimes goes unreported t authorities. The American Kennel Club routinely tracks thefts of dogs through a national database. What they have found in an alarming trend there is at least a 32 percent uptick so far in 2011. The group bases its numbers on media reports of stolen dogs and customers who call its Companion Animal Recovery service. The AKC database showed 224 animals stolen from January 1st – July 31st of this year compared with 150 during the same period last year and 255 in all of 2010. In 2009, 162 thefts were reported to the AKC, said Lisa Peterson, spokeswoman for the AKC.

Peterson said the AKC’s numbers are sure to excludedgs wh have just gne missing on their own by slipping out of front doors or under backyard fences. It counts only animals that likely have been stolen — from a locked car, during a home break-in, or from a secured backyard for instance. Motivation for the theft is money whether dogs are resold, sold to laboratories, or used in fights.

What sort of measures do you have in place in your home to keep your dog safe?

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