If you are a UK citizen please sign this petition to make Pet Theft a specific crime. At the moment it is classed as petty theft - the same as for a stolen bicycle . This classification produces a corresponding police response. This petition argues to make Pet Theft a specific crime with stronger deterrents.Anyone who knows the heartache of losing a dog , whether to old age, disease, accident or theft, knows that this is not a 'petty' crime. Dogs are an integral part of a family - sometimes for single people, their only family. Dog theft is kidnapping with no prospect of return. It would be utterly devastating to experience such a thing.Yet dog thefts continue to be on the increase in the UK. The previous government had promised to change the law, following an original petition. However there is now a new government and the petition needs renewing to gain enough signatures to force the issue to come before Parliament again. This is a common sense, non-political partisan issue. It doesn't matter which party (or no party) you support, if you have any vestiges of a heart, you should sign today. Please. Also - please - no political comments about any other issue here please. This is not the place.... See MoreSee Less
