Dog thieves targeting dog walking areas

Dog thieves are parking their vehicles at park entrances, woodland, carparks etc with vehicle doors open. They then blow dog whistles and grab any responding dog and drive off within minutes.

Dog walkers please be aware!

Image of a notice at Stone House Fields in Platt found via  Lingfield Correspondence Facebook.

Dognapping - watch out for the letter K

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National newspapers recently reported that dognappings have gone up by 17% in the UK with an estimated 3,500 dog thefts reported last year. This figure could actually be much higher as many thefts go unrecorded due to the police being reluctant to issue a crime number unless an owner has evidence of a crime and can prove the dog has been stolen.

Dogs are being stolen "to order" by organised gangs who will watch and wait, sometimes for weeks, for an opportunity to steal. One paper reported that the letter K has been found chalked near properties where dogs have been taken.