Pet Theft Awareness Week 2024

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2024 PTAW Day Planner:


-. Mar 10th:  Pre Week -  post highlighting PTAW (Sun)
1. Mar.14th:  DTAD - Who Steals Dogs? (Thurs)   
2. Mar.15th:  Prevention (Fri)
3. Mar.17th:  Where are Pets Stolen? (Sun)
4. Mar.19th:  Horse Theft Day (Tue)
5. Mar.20th:  Avoid Buying a Stolen Pet. (Wed)
6. Mar.21st:  #MissingandStolenCatsDay (Thurs)











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