Thieves seem to be desperate this holiday season. Homes are being burglarized and more than jewelry and electronics are being taken from families.
This past weekend, thieves broke into a Texas family's home and stole Christmas gifts, jewelry, electronics and something much more important - the family's teacup Yorkshire terrier, Candy.
According to NBC DFW news, the Mesquite area family is terrified for their 2 yr-old dog. Anyone with information on the possible whereabouts of Candy is asked to phone the Mesquite Police at (972) 216-6261. Candy was taken from the Rusaw family's Tri-Pointe area apartment.
In New Castle County, Delaware, a family fell victim to thieves on Monday afternoon. The family lost over $37,000 in jewelry, electronics, a 1999 red Dodge Caravan Sport, and their purebred Chihuahua, "Little Bit".
According to 6ABC Action News, though the Sanchez family is upset about the loss of the material items, they know that those things can be replaced. They are terrified for the fate of their beloved pet.
The family is concerned that whoever stole Little Bit may harm her because she is a link to the robbery. Anyone with information in the Sanchez burglary is asked to contact the New Castle County Police at 302-395-8110.
Dog owners, be extra vigilant with your companions right now. If leaving the home for any length of time, ask a friend or neighbor to watch your home. Please make sure that your pets are micro-chipped and wearing ID tags.
It is heart-breaking to imagine losing your companion at any point in time - but losing a 4-legged friend to a thief, during the holidays, is especially disturbing.
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Comments
Stealing dogs is nothing new, but the dogs that are stolen become bait dogs and punching bags. I no longer take my dogs in the car with me into town to do errands. I lock them inside the house. But, I understand that break-ins happen. We have a fairly good neighborhood watch on our street. We recently had a bunch of thieves in our area which would break in and leave the door open so the dogs would run outside. They stole all the goods and left the dogs roaming outside. Some dogs are found, some are not. It's just horrible.
This is just plain terrible. Stealing is one thing on material items but an animal which is part of your family is something else entirely. I sure hope the animals that were stolen will be return and in good shape.
It's deeply disconcerting to think what may happen to these little pooches. So If there IS such a thing as a Christmas Miracle, they will be found and returned unharmed. One can only hope which I will with all of my heart.
this is terrible, hope this stolen dogs are found, safe and sound! this breacks my heart, could not imagine loosing any of my three furry babies. I just dont keep them out of my sight and if I have too. I have them dogsitting. I know not everybody can do this, but we have to take care of them.
'tis the season. every year around christmas this happens. dog theft goes on the rise. they steal these dogs and sell them. it's that simple. in the summer months it's the 'bunchers' gathering dogs for research sales. we have them here in the summer and we have the holiday thefts this time of the year too. this is not the time to take your dog shopping with you and leave them in a locked car. when you return, they just might be missing.
My heart just breaks for this family. Lets just pray the pieces of crap who stole the dog maybe just gave it to a girlfriend or something. My stomach is sick thinking about what may happen to it. the world is at an all time low.
This is the exact reason I put an alarm system in 7 almost 8 years ago. Not to protect my stuff, but to protect my beloved animals. All are aso microchipped. We also have a good neighborhood watch.
This is absolutely horrible. I am disabled and have been living in my van with my two service kitties. I really think very carefully, especially this time of year and at night, about what stores I will go to because I am terrified someone will break into the van and Katjia and Katlin will either stolen or get loose. They are tagged and microchipped but there is no way they would be safe in a parking lot.
GOD BLESS THESE DOGS, GET HOME SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE F~ERS WHO HAVE DONE THIS TO THESE POOR DOGS WILL GET COUGHT AND PUISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I PRAY THE DOGS ARE FINE AND THAT THEY WILL BE REUNITED WITH THERE FAMILIES VEEEERRRRY
SOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is terrible, I hope the dogs that have been stolen/lost are soon re-united with their owners and that no harm has been done to them.
My most fervent hope is that these cases will be taken seriously—by the local police, mall security, ... anyone who could have an impact on the dogs' return. It would be only a small psychological step for dog thieves to become kidnappers of children. Every effort should be made to catch these people, prosecute them and finally track them when they're released (if they even get jail time; I suspect the sentences are light even for those caught, but I don't know). One small thing we can all do: Words are powerful. Let's start referring to these incidents as dognappings rather than thefts and the "thieves" as dognappers. In a subtle way, this may get the point across that these dogs are not property but our loved ones.
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