UK: Police Return Dog to Owner

UK: Police Return Dog to Owner

Pharr resident  Jhovanna Vesga reported her 7 month old English Bulldog puppy Chad missing on 12/17 and police returned him to her just 2 days later after saving him from a suspected dog fighting ring.

Chad is microchipped and registered with HelpmefindMYPET, a national pet recovery service with an 87% success rate in reuniting lost or stolen pets with their rightful owners. Helpmefindmypet provided Vesga with lost pet alert flyers and sent out an alert in a 50 mile radius of her home. A resident who received a flyer called and told her they knew who had her dog. She was offering a $1000 reward but the good Samaritan declined it, saying that he had kids himself.

Vesga confronted the person that was suspected of having the dog, and he denied it. She then contacted the police who approached the suspect and were able to get the puppy from him. Police returned Chad to Vesga on 12/19.

The puppy had infected bite wounds on his neck and it appears that the person that stole him may have been using him as a bait in an illegal dog fighting ring. Vesga said that the person who had him also had several other pit bull-type dogs present. Chad’s vet expects him to make a full recovery.

Vesga’s husband William is currently serving in Iraq and is relieved that his children’s dog is home safe for the holidays.

Source: http://www.themonitor.com/articles/return-33949-dog-owner.html