Pet Theft Awareness

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE UPDATED 2022 CAT THEFT REPORT ARCHIVED PAGE: The 2019 UK Cat Theft Report: Police crime figures updated and there's not much to purr about! The 2018 data is now in and it is showing that recorded cat theft has risen by a shocking 34% in the past year, making the overall increase 114% since 2015. The big question is: how much of this increase is due to some police forces upping their game by recording these crimes and how much is it a reflection of the cat theft picture? Before reading this report please ensure you sign the following important government petitions: Make pet theft crime a specific offence with custodial sentences. : https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300071 Compulsory to scan & check microchips to reunite stolen dogs, cats. : https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300010/ Why the need for a Cat Theft Report? Very little primary data has been gathered about the extent of the theft threat for cats and our feline compa...

Here are the 2019 seventh annual #PetTheftAwarenessWeek graphics and poster. #DogTheftAwarenessDay 14th March #MissingCatsDay 21st March DOWNLOAD and PRINT this A4 poster DogLost.co.uk has produced this video for Dog Theft Awareness Day Ahead of the awareness week we published this image:

The Pet Scanning Scandal! Most pet owners are shocked to find out that many councils are simply disposing of traffic accident pets WITHOUT a simple scan to inform the owners. Imagine the heartache of someone searching for a pet which the council have not bothered to scan. A one minute scan can halt a lifetime of searching. Heléna and Gizmo Heléna Abrahams is campaigning with her petition on behalf of millions of pet owners after her cat, Gizmo, became an RTA victim and was not scanned. UPDATE: Success! Her petition has implications for all cat and dog owners. She reached 107,062 which triggered a parliamentary debate and a future invitation to speak to DEFRA who are now considering options and a planned meeting. What is 'Gizmo's Legacy' and why is it vital that councils scan pets they find? much loved Gizmo "Gizmo's Legacy is a government petition to get some real scanning legislation for pets so that what happened to me doesn't happen to...

Ross Thomson MP’s second reading of the Pet (Theft) Bill has been postponed so that DEFRA and the government can have a thorough look at the details of Ross's proposals. Please tell us about your own pet(s) and what they mean to you? I have a two year old Jack Russel cross Yorkshire Terrier called Poppy. The worst part of my job as an MP is every Monday morning and having to leave her to travel down to London. The fact she knows I’m leaving and does her uptmost to make me feel guilty about it just makes heading to London so much more harder. I could not imagine returning home to find that Poppy wasn’t there, I don’t even want to contemplate the notion of her being stolen. For me, just like the millions of pet owners across the UK, Poppy is my family. To be honest I’m like a proud Dad. She has her moments, like any teenager, but I love her to bits and I would hate it for anything to happen to her. You've already involved yourself in other pet welfare issues. How did y...