Trade: Pet Theft

The government has decided not to create a new law making pet theft a crime in its own right, following a parliamentary debate on 2 July. More than 106,000 signed ...

A Kent woman has received a police notice after rehoming a “very weak” stray cat she found in her greenhouse. Shirley Key, 79, took the cat to Pets at Home ...

The number of dogs stolen across Britain has risen by 6.8 percent in just 12 months, according to new research. Direct Line figures show an average of five dogs are ...

An e-petition to reclassify the theft of a pet as a crime in its own right has now reached over 75,000 signatures. Dr Daniel Allen, a human geography tutor at ...

The disappearance of three Cotton-top tamarin monkeys from the Galloway Conservation Centre in Kirkcudbright, Scotland is being looked into by police. The monkeys vanished sometime between Thursday 4 and Friday ...

New analysis by Direct Line Pet Insurance reveals 261 cats were reported as stolen to UK police forces in 2016. According to the data, the number of cats reported stolen ...

Around 50 MPs supported Dog Theft Awareness Day at Westminster. Organised by the Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance and hosted by Dartford MP, Gareth Johnson, the day highlighted the growing crime ...

As part of Pet Theft Awareness Week (14 to 21 March 2017), Dog Theft Awareness Day is being held on Tuesday 14 March at Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament. With dog theft increasing year ...

As part of Pet Theft Awareness Week (14 to 21 March 2017), The Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance event is being held on Tuesday 14 March at Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament. With dog ...

A man accused of stealing a rat caused havoc when staff confronted him at Gloucester Pets at Home, a court was told. Mark Collier was accused of stealing a rat ...