Pet Theft Concerns in the North East

Over 30,000 dogs have been reported stolen in the country in the last ten years- should punishments for stealing animals be tougher?

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00:00I've got two cats that were recently stolen, and I've been led to believe that they were

00:05stolen just round the corner from me, but I can't do anything about it, and the police

00:09are just not interested at all. So I do feel sorry for people who have cats and dogs, guinea

00:16pigs stolen, it's not nice at all.

00:19I think there should definitely be punishments, but I wasn't aware it was even that high.

00:23It probably needs to be more said on it, and more awareness spread.

00:28There's been that increase during Covid, which has promoted that demand, hasn't it?

00:35So it's supply and demand, I think. People make a lot of money out of dogs, don't they?

00:41Yes, 100%. My dog is a crucial part of my family. She's a baby. She is a baby, honestly,

00:48and I think if someone was to steal my dog, hell would break loose. Do you know what I

00:53mean? People that get caught stealing animals, honestly, they do deserve a tougher penalty,

00:58because it's a family member.