17/03/2022
Such great news especially for the owners and for the golden retriever pup . this for me heightens the right decision for me not to post pictures of the dogs I walk and the walks I go on for my business page is so public . I know this dog was taken from their own back garden but it wouldn’t take a genius to look on my page and see if there were any dogs that would be a interest to them and find out where they lived . This does not mean the owners do not know where their dogs are and what they are up to for pictures and videos are still taken but sent directly to the owners . People not seeing pictures of the walks on my business page I thought would hinder my business but in fact it’s had the opposite effect . Owners appreciate this and are quite happy to post pictures of their dogs on their own Fb pages that have their own privacy settings .
Let’s hope the people who stole this dog is rightfully convicted.
While I’m writing this post because I completely useless with my social media , ( I’m must happier just looking after the animals in my care ) , I’d like to thank everyone for their continuing support x x
Our officers have reunited a golden retriever puppy with her rightful owners after she went missing from Cirencester.
The 10-month-old pooch called Bluebell went missing from her owner's garden yesterday morning.
Her owner posted an appeal on Facebook to try and locate the missing dog and from that information was provided and then given to us.
This afternoon PS Antony Mee and PC Daniel Rugg attended an address in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds and located Bluebell inside the property.
A woman at the address, aged in her 30s, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of theft. Enquiries are ongoing to establish how Bluebell ended up there.
PC Amy Priest, pictured below, then reunited Bluebell with her ecstatic and thankful owners.
Anyone who has any information which could help the ongoing investigation is asked to provide information to us online, by completing the following form and quoting incident 199 of 16 March: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/
Monday 14 March was the start of the national Pet Theft Awareness week and Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson launched a survey looking into pet theft in the county. The survey aims to help provide intelligence to the Constabulary to tackle dog theft.
In 2021 we were the first police force to use DNA to help tackle dog thefts. The scheme, known as DNA Protected, uses a DNA marker system that has been developed for forensic analysis to help investigate criminal cases involving the theft of dogs.
DNA Protected products are available to the public to purchase on our neighbourhood engagement vehicles which travel around the county.
Survey available here: https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=164458700361