Huge spike in dog thefts as criminals dig out microchips and cut leads with scissors
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mirror.co.ukDemand for puppies has boomed during lockdown - but that in turn has caused a stark increase in the number of dogs stolen by criminals.
One of biggest dog thefts recorded yet is that discovered by Tony Cronin, 63, who found a total of 70 dogs when his own had gone missing on January 22.
Mr Cronin recollected how he decided to take matters in his own hands when his beloved pets, which included five spaniels and two litters of puppies, vanished.
He received a tip-off on their whereabouts and once he got to the location - a site in rural Carmarthenshire - he started "crying buckets" when he saw one of his dogs running towards him.
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