Angeluca Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Queenslanders Against Dog Theft & Fighting Rings 5 hours ago WARNING – ATTEMPTED THEFT – BURPENGARY (Nth Brisbane) – TWO men both of stocky build and of Asian appearance were seen by the owner at their gate holding a MUZZLE, LEAD & STEAK trying to entice an ENITRE MALE ENGLISH POINTER who had alerted his owner by barking at the men. When the owner approached the men they commented ‘THAT'S A NICE AGGRESSIVE DOG YOU HAVE THERE, WHAT BREED?’. The owner told them they were trespassing and asked them to leave, which they did, she did not hear a car but was distracted checking her yard for possible bait. She has since made her yard more secure with locks and cameras, POLICE and local council have been informed . PLEASE take these warnings seriously, everything we post has been verified with the witness directly. Please take preventative action to secure your yards – for info and ideas please see www.qlddogtheft.com Also on their site SUSPECTED STOLEN – YANDINA (SUNSHINE COAST) – ELVIS a MALE ENTIRE BLUE GREAT DANE (Picture on Facebook site) is suspected stolen from his acreage yard on WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2nd. Elvis is CHIPPED and wearing a COLLAR with COUNCIL TAGS. His best friend, female Great Dane Priscilla was left in the yard, very distressed and not wearing her collar. Elvis has not been sighted since his disappearance, despite his owners going to great lengths to find him. If you HAVE SEEN ELVIS, please contact the Queenslanders Against Dog Theft & Fighting Rings facebook page. For information on how to keep dogs safe see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 And people think it doesn't exist. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeluca Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 People think it doesn't exist cause there are irresponsible people out there who have a dog not properly contained and out of embarrassment or ignorance say it was stolen. If a dog gets loose, they end up claimed by passer by, impounded and sometimes put to sleep or run over if they don't just return home. If a dog gets stolen it could be for fights and baiting, deep seeded psychotic issues, or breeding. these animals can face extreme torture before death. Far less occurrence of actual theft but it does happen and people need to stop just assuming it was owner fault cause if it isn't then the situation will most likely end very bad for the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That is a bit of worry as l shall be up there next week camping. Dog will not be left out of sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Scary :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 These things get posted on FB all the time, often with just a town name change. Regardless of whether dogs are being stolen or not, they should be kept contained behind strong, tall fences with locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Elvis, the Great Dane's family at Yandina, have posted a Lost advertisement on Gumtree: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/yandina/lost-found/lost-blue-great-dane-/1029073811 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasareina Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 There is a survey going at the moment to try and get more information from pet owners about issues surrounding dog theft and prevention... It might be the same group mentioned in the original post. From the facebook post: NATIONAL DOG THEFT SURVEY 2013 !! QADTFR was recently granted not-for-profit status - our first task as an organisation is to conduct a survey which is designed to collect reliable data on the extent to which dog theft is an issue in each state and territory in Australia and what impact this is having on our communities. The survey is anonymous and will be analysed by persons with tertiary studies in the social sciences and the law. A report will be prepared and released to the public in early 2014. This is our first real step in making a big difference in keeping our dogs safe from theft. Please help us and spend 10 minutes completing this survey. National Dog Theft Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Elvis, the Great Dane's family at Yandina, have posted a Lost advertisement on Gumtree: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/yandina/lost-found/lost-blue-great-dane-/1029073811 Seeing lost dogs ads just breaks my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeluca Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 There is a survey going at the moment to try and get more information from pet owners about issues surrounding dog theft and prevention... It might be the same group mentioned in the original post. From the facebook post: NATIONAL DOG THEFT SURVEY 2013 !! QADTFR was recently granted not-for-profit status - our first task as an organisation is to conduct a survey which is designed to collect reliable data on the extent to which dog theft is an issue in each state and territory in Australia and what impact this is having on our communities. The survey is anonymous and will be analysed by persons with tertiary studies in the social sciences and the law. A report will be prepared and released to the public in early 2014. This is our first real step in making a big difference in keeping our dogs safe from theft. Please help us and spend 10 minutes completing this survey. National Dog Theft Survey Yep same people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeluca Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 These things get posted on FB all the time, often with just a town name change. Regardless of whether dogs are being stolen or not, they should be kept contained behind strong, tall fences with locks. Yes I know these get posted all the time but this is an organization who are in contact with actual owners, not just copy and paste from other stories. 80% of people live in rentals and not allowed to re-fence existing fences. and bolt cutters make easy work of pad locks and chains. this organization has a section on theft prevention and containment advice. Fences and locks are great cameras and knowing your neighbors also helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 And people think it doesn't exist. Lol Of course dogs are being stolen all the time, but generally they will be dogs that are in some way valuable, entire pure breds, easy to sell SWFs, whatever "look" is popular with BYB customers at the time, dogs for work like piggers etc. Mangy looking, scared, runty bully type? Not so much.... And yes, lots of people contain their dogs poorly and then cry theft when their dog scales the 4 foot fence to nail the bitch on heat down the road.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyE Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 To think anyone would steal someones beloved dog disgusts me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4darlingdogs Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 The attempted theft of the English Pointer happened...responsible registered breeder with good containment fences. Those blokes waited until 2 cars left for work...didn't realise the lady of the house was still at home. It was reported to police. Not all these stories are made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Heard from a reliable source about a house being targetted in Gymea the other week - owner rang the council about painted arrows on fence and driveway, thinking they aere going to do some sort of work... council person he ended up put through to simply asked him if he owned a particular breed of dog, and when he told them he did, he was asked to lock the dog inside if he went out, as there have been a few thefts of that breed in that council area. It does happen - but I don't think it's as rampant an issue as social media will have us believing... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeluca Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yeah thats the problem media blows an issue out of proportion, and incompetent people claim theirs as stolen resulting in those with legitimate thefts go ignored allowing these people to continue on under the cover of ignorance. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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