Dog owners encouraged to report thefts after increase in social media posts about dogs being stolen
Date published: 07 May 2021
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Greater Manchester Police is encouraging people to report any information relating to dog thefts, or attempted thefts, due to rising social media concerns about dogs being stolen.
The force says that whilst it has received ‘some’ reports of dog thefts, it doesn’t believe there has been a significant increase over the past year, which is in line with other forces across the UK. It does however say there has been an increase in social media activity about dogs being stolen, which is causing communities to become concerned.