survey on dog theft and enforcement. To help police.

[wolfpup]

Neighbourhood Watch Network is supporting Sussex's Police and Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, who, in partnership with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), has created an online survey designed to understand the public’s perception of dog theft, enforcement, and the prosecution of offenders.

The survey includes a question seeking views on whether dogs should be treated in law merely as property when they are stolen. Having a common understanding of how the public feels about this issue will help inform discussions that PCCs and NWN will have nationally, as well as allow police forces to better understand the public’s views.

Mrs Bourne said: "Pet theft, dog theft in particular, is a growing concern for the public and their fear has been perpetuated over the last couple of weeks with shocking reports in the media of more dogs being snatched by criminals.

"I am incredibly eager to get more detail around this issue and understand residents’ views and if they feel more could be done to respond to their concerns or for more preventative measures to be put in place to better protect their pets.”

Neighbourhood Watch Network have just been approached to help support this campaign so apologies for the short notice as the survey closes on Friday12th March. Please, if you can, and haven't already, take a couple of minutes to complete the survey as your support and views are really valuable to us.

 

 

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Dog theft survey

[PaulG]

issue is its seen as a soft crime, dogs are seen as property, and most forces  only have a couple officers to deal with  animal issues

also petty crime that dog theft is seen as is not being punnished. Unless force is used knives hammers etc and some one is hurt

Police do not really look into it UNLESS there is a huge fuss made in the media. so if dog taken from  garden its tell us what happenend files under desk in huge pile

Tell us what  happened ....On news puppy stolen from poor victim.... file pulled out from pile officer on tv says this is a disgusting crime and we are looking into it

week later  back tobeing lost in a pile of folders

 

The courts need to start dealing with petty crime harder, Take driving  .... thug caught stealing  in car chase... arrested  charged no insurance no mot, no license.... court gives suspneded sentance and takes away drivers license they dont have for 2 years and puts on 6 points...... How does taking away something they dont have or even care about  having stop them from doing it again

 

Just look at the storys that show up  this person was jailed to  X years  for this crime and has been arrested  charged 40 plus times in the past.....

 

Need to introduce a 3 strike system, 3rd time you thrown away for BIG time ... also need to stop giving hand slap sentances .... also need to stop these stupid  you will serve 2 years for this crime, 3 years for another crime, and 4 years for the last one.... but all jail times will run at the same time, so that means 2 or 3 years max

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make them serve each jail sentance  in turn so they face 9 years of time  and stop this oh  if your good you will get out early stuff too as you see way to many  news reports  X  drove down the road put 3 people in hospital and had been released a week before from a 7 year jail term and was out in 2

 

Also  they need to start punishing the familys of these  young thugs... you know the teen agers that smach the town out  side line deal  drugs and run around town like  idiots making every ones lifes misserable.... start giving  the bank of mum and dad a 10 K fine of they dont keep the kids under control when mom and dad have a debt of 30 40 k piled up and have had balifs come in and clear the house earnings and benefits taken .... they might just start to realize it is thier responsability to raise thier kids right