Pet Theft Concerns in Liverpool

Over 30,000 dogs were stolen in the last ten years—do you ever worry about your own pets?

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00:00You always worry that your beloved pet's going to wander off and people might think oh, it's a stray

00:07and take it in and never see dog, cat, whatever you've got again.

00:14I don't because my cats are indoor cats and I've got five of them.

00:20Oh, I know, I know, I know.

00:23But I think it's terrible, I do think it's bad.

00:27The way they get, it's really upsetting because I get obsessed over animals.

00:34Well sadly my dog died so I haven't got a dog anymore.

00:40I don't think anyone has seen it, it was a Jack Russell.

00:44They're worth a lot of money, some of them, particularly the more exotic breeds of dogs and other,

00:50not just dogs, other creatures that people have.

00:55Unfortunately it's become a big business, I think it makes the idea of microchipping even more important.