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A disturbing new crime is worldwide that should of concern to dog owners. Criminal gangs are engaged in wide-scale dog theft. In the UK it has into a lucrative but illicit industry. A theft in the USA last week became global news as the dog walker of pop singer Lady Gaga was in the chest as thieves her two pet bulldogs. The UK is a sharp rise in dog theft. Lockdowns due to coronavirus have to a boom in pet sales as many people for solace and companionship in animals. Sales of what are being "pandemic puppies" have . Unscrupulous criminals are now stealing dogs, often attacking their owners, and selling the canines for up to $9,000.

The police dog owners to take extreme care online and in parks. People have been not to post pictures of their pets on social media. Police have also people take their dogs for a walk with a friend and not dogs unattended in cars. The organisation DogLost said many people are dogs online without asking diligent background questions. A Change.org petition the punishment for dog theft is the same as for a stolen smartphone. It said: "Dognapping almost the same effect on a family as kidnapping, as pets are as family members. It time the law this in the sentencing of offenders."