Originally posted by Foam
What are people getting out of stelaing other people's best friends?! It angers me to no end..this is hoorible. The poor things probably ended up in labratories, or with backyard breeders.
This is what they get out of it, Money....

"Some thieves may sell the dogs, sometimes at flea markets, Tillerson said. But without papers documenting a dog's pedigree, it would be difficult to sell it for its full value.

But thieves can sell pets to big commercial breeding operations known as " puppy mills," or to research laboratories, DeRose said.

Earlier this month, Arkansas authorities seized 125 dogs, many stolen from homes in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The dogs were seized from a man suspected of selling them to research firms for between $200 and $800.

Culprits are quick

Thieves will take dogs from yards, cars, homes or anywhere pet owners have them tethered, he said.

"All it takes these people is a few seconds," DeRose said. "If they see an opportunity, they take it. They'll reach into your back yard."