Pet Theft Up Fifty Percent Since Last Year: Evidence of a Downed Economy or ...
Stolen somewhere in New Jersey, a pitbull mix and a bulldog were found in a Newark cemetery tied to headstones, severely hurt, their faces and throats slashed with boxcutters. The pair had been used as bait for fighter dogs in training, their faces cut to give the fighter dogs a drop for blood.
Dogs vanish every day from yards, homes, shops, sidewalks, shelters, and cars.
"The owners reflect on their pets escaped. But no," says Associated Humane Societies executive director Roseann Trezza, who rescued the Newark twosome. "Unless you see someone taking a pet, you can't say for sure it was stolen. And nobody wants to believe their pet was stolen. They'd rather remember it escaped."
According to the American Kennel Club , pet theft has increased by 50 percent since last year.
"In this husbandry, it's a way to make money," Trezza says. "Someone steals a cocker spaniel or a Maltese and they can merchandise it in their neighborhood for $50 or $100. Dog-fighting rings always need bait."
Source: truthout
