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Protect your pets: Experts recommend microchipping with dog thefts up 40%
French bulldogs are the #1 breed focused by thieves.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Canine house owners are being warned about a rise within the variety of stolen pets.
Canine thefts are up 40% from final 12 months. From coast to coast, French bulldogs are the primary breed focused by thieves. That is adopted by Labrador retrievers and Yorkshire terriers.
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“We imagine most pets are stolen both for the thief’s circle of relatives or to be resold,” Stated AKC Reunite President and CEO Tom Sharp. “Ninety-five p.c of all animals are going to be returned by means of different folks’s eyes and ears. So witness growth, group consciousness. You possibly can’t begin that quickly sufficient.”
A few of these puppies can promote for as a lot as $100,000.
Specialists advocate having your pet microchipped and by no means leaving them outdoors unmonitored.
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