Missing pets in Alberta spark concern, prompt RCMP warning
Global News
Alberta RCMP say there are five investigations into what are believed to be dog thefts and about 30 fraud files related to dog transactions.
Pistol, a two-year-old tri-colour Border Collie, is an important part of Shirley Leavitt’s family.
But they’ve been without their beloved pup since Nov. 25. She vanished without a trace and the family is desperate to bring her home.
“Please let us have her back,” says Leavitt.
Leavitt lives just west of Cardston, Alta., and says Pistol was last seen near the Waterton Shell plant.
“Is she OK or has somebody hurt her? Or has she been run over?”
The Leavitt family doesn’t know if their dog was taken or took off, but there’s a possibility their experience could be part of a concerning trend.
Alberta RCMP say there are five investigations into what are believed to be dog thefts.
There are also about 150 cases of an ex-partner or known person taking a dog and refusing to give it back, which doesn’t technically qualify as theft.