Friend's Pit was STOLEN... [UPDATE: ABEL IS HOME!!!!!]

[Jessika]

Do you have pictures and a rough area of where she lives to cross post?

No pictures but I'm sure I can ask her for some tomorrow

I know she lives in the Alton/Belleville, Illinois area, but whereabout *exactly* I'm not sure.

Thank you, everyone!

[Seravieve]

Wow. Thats so disgusting that people think its ok to take someone else's pet.
Even more disgusting to think about people around the STL area dog fighting.
Such a stupid 'sport'....

Definitely contact all the Animal Controls and Humane Soc. She should email them all a flyer with a good pic of the poor dog and telephone number, so they could post it on door/waiting room.

I too hope Abel makes it home safe and sound.

[buttercup132]

Alright, I'll wait to see if you can get pictures then cross post onto a pit forum.

[BC_MoM]

They need to contact the news and papers! Make it an issue! Ugh... I hope they find him.

[Jessika]

They need to contact the news and papers! Make it an issue! Ugh... I hope they find him.

Thats actually a REALLY good idea, however I'm not sure how well it would be received since most people already see pits as being "evil" and "dangerous" dogs, I don't know if they would want to help "save" one, sad as that might sound. But on the other hand maybe it will help shed light on local dog fighting?

She lives in Alton, Illinois but the dog could very well have been taken across the state border into East Saint Louis, which would make more sense. He was stolen on May 10 from their shop. She did give me pictures today and a little more information on him... he's about 110-120 oound pit (yes - BIG boy!), his ears are cropped but look like it was done in someone's basement with a dull knife... as in, they are cropped very unevenly and look very distinct. He is a blue pit, but a little darker, kind of like a darker Weimaraner, and he has two white spots on his chest. And his name, of course, is Abel.

They are still offering a $10,000 reward for him and posting signs all over St Louis and the Illinois side of the river as well.

Unfortunately the pics I have are all black and white and printed, so I will have to scan them. They're also from her cell phone (she just gave me what she had on her, otherwise I would have to wait until tomorrow for better, color pics), and as my in-laws business is still "open" the comp with the scanner is being used so I will have to wait until around 6pm to have access to scan them.

She has contacted local shelters, rescues, Pit rescues, local law enforcement as well as a lot of other animal groups in the area hoping to spread word, and when I told her some of you were asking for pictures and wanted to help spread the word too, she was almost drawn to tears. So thank you guys, so much for wanting to help, I will get you the pictures ASAP!!

EDIT: OH ALSO, she has pictures of the guys who they scared off last week from trying to steal Abel that they lifted from a video, she sent them to her uncle who works in law enforcement in another state to "clean up" and make them easier to see, and she will give me those pictures too because even if they aren't the ones who stole Abel I'm pretty sure they have connections to the ones who did, or definitely know about Abel's whereabouts!!!

[pitc9]

Oh how horrible!!!
Maybe Denise (brody's mum) can do a reading and find something out that way.
http://www.pawsitive-thinking.co.uk/

[DrKym]

No pictures but I'm sure I can ask her for some tomorrow

I know she lives in the Alton/Belleville, Illinois area, but whereabout *exactly* I'm not sure.

Thank you, everyone!

Crossposted to all the rescues in my old area, still have lots of contacts in the Alton area. There are several pit owners I contacted on Broadway also to keep an eye out for a "new" dog on the scene


K

[Jessika]

Crossposted to all the rescues in my old area, still have lots of contacts in the Alton area. There are several pit owners I contacted on Broadway also to keep an eye out for a "new" dog on the scene


K

Ohhh thank you!! I have a strong feeling it was brought to the St Louis side of the river, but the dog could still be anywhere in the St. Louis metropolitan area - Illinois side AND Missouri side.

[ramanth]

Prayers that Abel is found.

[Jessika]

ABEL IS HOME!!!!!! ABEL IS HOME!!!!!!

She came in to our second class this morning in tears; her boyfriend called to tell her a lady saw the ad at the grocery store and recognized him because her son came home with him earlier this week and claims he "found" him but she didn't believe him.

She refused to take the $10,000 and only took $100 instead and said if they wanted to they could make a donation to her church.

She must have been an angel!!!

[Moesha]

WoW that is awesome. So glad he is back and hopefully he will be watched closer now by anyone letting him out.

[Jessika]

WoW that is awesome. So glad he is back and hopefully he will be watched closer now by anyone letting him out.

She is taking him back to her parents' so this won't happen again. When he was stolen he was at their shop and she ran to the store, her boyfriend's brother let him out I guess (he was on a chain though) and went to help a customer, and BAM he was gone