MORE than three-quarters of dog owners have taken additional actions to protect their dogs from theft over the last twelve months, according to a major new survey.
The survey, conducted by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), whose members own an estimated 166,000 dogs, comes amid growing evidence that dog theft is on the rise and the government’s announcement of a ‘taskforce’.
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