[Accident Man]

With the price of pet animals increasing largely during the COVID-19 lockdowns in England, pet theft has increased. A friend of mine almost had her french bulldog stolen by multiple men in a white van a few months ago.

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58423967

This is long overdue.

[mothered]

I thought It was already a crime.

This should've been Introduced a couple of decades ago.

[Accident Man]

I thought It was already a crime.

This should've been Introduced a couple of decades ago.

Unfortunately, it was previously treated as lost property.

This should have indeed been introduced a couple of decades ago, I cannot agree with you more.

[UsmanTemuri]

Some stock picture dude just taking his dog home is now the back of pet abduction.

[Spooky]

I thought It was already a crime.

This should've been Introduced a couple of decades ago.

Unfortunately, it was previously treated as lost property.

This should have indeed been introduced a couple of decades ago, I cannot agree with you more.

So stealing a person's pet was not treated as a crime before this? Wild. I hope this law begins to deter these types of crimes. Very sad.