Dogs: Theft
(asked on 5th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of trends in the level of dog theft.
This question was answered on 26th June 2018
The Government has not specifically assessed trends in the level of dog thefts. The Home Office holds information on notifiable offences recorded by the police including theft offences, but it is not possible to tell from this information how many dogs or pets in general were stolen.
The Government recognises that these are distressing crimes for pet owners and they must be reported to the police so that they can be investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice.