Pet Theft Awareness

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)

TEMPLATE LETTER TO SEND TO YOUR MP Please cut and paste the template letter and send it to your MP. (or feel free to personalise as you wish). You can find your MPs email address here:  https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP Dear …………………….. (MP name) IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO INCLUDE CATS!         As one of your constituents, I am writing to you regarding the Government’s Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill which is set to expire on 8th June 2023 .         I understand that the options available to the Government are:         1. To let the Bill drop. 2. To table a further debatable carry over motion to extend this time or 3. To schedule a date for the Bill’s remaining stages before the 8th June and enable it to progress to the House of Lords.   To date there has been no announcement as to how, or even whether, the Bill will progress and time is running out. As of Tuesday 9th May there were only 15 PARLIAMENTARY DAYS until...

  APGOCATS Parliamentary Drop-in Event for MPs 14th March 2023 Hosted by APGOCATS at the start of  #PetTheftAwarenessWeek, we were delighted to be invited to attend this event with copies of our Cat Theft Report 2022 - The Summary. These were handed out to MPs who came along to pledge their support for family cats to be included, alongside dogs, in the proposed Pet Abduction Offence - one of many important animal welfare provisions covered in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.  The secretariat of APGOCATS put together a briefing for the MPs and attendees of the event outlining the key issues. click to enlarge TEMPLATE LETTER TO SEND TO YOUR MP Please cut and paste the template letter and send it to your MP. (Or feel free to personalise as you wish). You can find your MPs email address here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP Dear …………………….. (MP name) IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO INCLUDE CATS!      As one of your constituents, I am writing to you regard...

Pet Theft Awareness Week 2023 0. Mar 11th:  Pre Week -  highlighting PTAW and blogs (Sat) 1. Mar.14th:  DTAD - Who Steals Dogs? (Tues)    2. Mar.15th:  Prevention (Wed) 3. Mar.17th:  Where are Pets Stolen? (Fri) 4. Mar.19th:  Horse (Sun) 5. Mar.20th:  Don't Buy Stolen Pets  (Mon) 6. Mar.21st:  #StolenAndMissingCatsDay (Tue) Mar 7th  Pre Week - #PetTheftAwarenessWeek March 14th to 21st. Pls Share. The annual Pet Theft Awareness Week begins next week. Having any pet stolen is a horrific life-changing crime that ruins the lives of owners and families. It happens every day. EDUCATION - This year we are highlighting the 'Theft by Finding' misery caused by illegally keeping 'found' pets. PREVENTION - To continue with the message that all pet owners need to consider the ease at which someone could steal their beloved family members. How easily can someone take your pet? #DogTheftAwarenessDay March 14th. Dog related businesses and orga...

Your address here (NB must be included for your MP to respond to your correspondence) Your MP’s name House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Date Dear  Name of your MP Including Family Cats in the Proposed Pet Abduction Offence in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill I am writing to you as my constituency MP to express my disappointment at the Government’s decision to limit the new Pet Abduction Offence in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to dogs and to ask you to make representations to relevant ministers to reconsider their position with regard to the inclusion of our family cats. As you are aware, in May 2021 in response to growing public concern about the rise in reported pet theft since the start of the pandemic, the government established a Pet Theft Taskforce to investigate and to recommend any necessary measures to tackle the problem. After taking expert evidence from individuals and welfare organisations, albeit almost exclusively in respect of dogs, the Taskforce publish...

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW! Cats are family members - can you help us by writing to your MP? Cat theft soared by 40% last year and yet it is not included in the Pet Abduction offence currently going through parliament as part of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill. It was a recommendation of the Pet Theft Taskforce that this offence should include cats and horses and it was intimated that it would come into law by Spring 2022. Cat owners love their cats every bit as much as dog owners love their dogs and they have an equal capacity to suffer; the government seems to be ignoring this. Delay-after-delay later pet owners are wondering if this Bill will ever become law. A broken promise? We hope not. We need ministers, MPs and the Lords to understand that cat theft causes the same misery as dog theft and they need the same protections and deterrents. Pet Theft Awareness has been campaigning hard to have the theft of cats included in the offence and, until the Government Ministers played...

 The Summary “Stealing pets is evil and depraved. It brings profound unhappiness. It cannot and will not be tolerated”. Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Home Secretary Contents Preface Main Findings Pet Abduction Offence Is Cat Theft Being Afforded Sufficient Priority by Our Police? Recorded Cat Thefts by Police Authority Prosecutions and Cautions Cat Breeds being Targeted Preface Pet Theft Awareness is an organisation dedicated to highlighting the growing threat of pet abduction within the public and parliamentary consciousness. Originally founded in 2013 by Richard Jordan and Arnot Wilson, they were subsequently joined by Toni Clarke following the theft of her much-loved Siamese cat, Clooney, when it became apparent there was a lack of official recognition of the theft of family cats by those in authority. The Cat Theft Report 2022 is the result of evidence-based research using data gathered year-on-year under a Freedom of Information request to all UK police forces. It spans the period 20...