When Jim Carrey played goofy pet detective Ace Ventura he had film fans in stitches – but looking for missing animals in real life is no joke.
Just ask former detective inspector Colin Butcher, who has been recovering pets for more than 17 years. As a police officer, Colin came face to face with some of Britain’s most hardened criminals and helped jail serial killers, drug gangs and armed robbers.
But since leaving the force, he has faced new challenges. Since 2003, he has helped shut down more than 100 illicit breeders and fake rescue centres, as well as exposing puppy farms and animals taken by professional dog walkers.
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