A Manhattan tattoo artist claims that his ex-girlfriend has kidnapped his beloved dog—and now he's been forced to sue to try to get his "son" back. Craig Dershowitz says that ex-girlfriend Sarah Brega "took unilateral control" of his puggle Knuckles, whisking him away to California after their breakup. "You say it is an extraordinary step but I think most pet owners would agree with me. Knuckles is my son, my heart—you would fight just as hard to protect your own children."
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Tattoo Artist Sues Ex For Return Of "Kidnapped" Pooch
Help Find This Adorable Dognapped Pup!
Animal-loving amateur sleuths, now's your time to shine: help find Winston, an adorable West Highland terrier who ran off in Prospect Park and was mercilessly dognapped thanks to a bumbling local police officer. Here's what happened, per Winston's devastated owner, Michael Reinhardt:
Stealing A Dog Or Cat Could Soon Get You 4 Years In Jail
Over the last few years concerns about a rise in petnapping have occasionally struck our fair metropolis and now the folks up in Albany are doing something about it. Because punishing those who steal pets is clearly a top priority issue the State Senate easily passed a bill 58-3 yesterday that would make it a class E felony to steal a cat or dog, instead of the misdemeanor it currently is. Which means getting caught stealing a pet could send you to the slammer for up to four years. The Assembly is expected to pass its version of the bill later this month.
Canine Soulmates Reunited After Dognapping!
When we read on Brokelyn earlier that canine soulmates Edith and Archie were separated after Edith was stolen from the BARC shelter, we were briefly devastated... until we realized that they've already been reunited! The 12-year-old Chihuahua-papillon mix and poodle-shih tzu were left at the shelter 8 months ago after their human went to a nursing home, and on November 18th a woman in her 20s stole Edith, but now thedo.gsblog reports that a Thanksgiving miracle has occurred, and the "best pals" have been reunited.
Dognapping On The Rise, One Pup Returns Home
On April 13th a 4-year-old Cocker Spaniel named Thompy was stolen from a Boerum Hill Deli. His human, Jon Crawford-Phillips, had tied him outside when he dropped into the establishment around 8:30 that night.
Somewhat surprisingly, the pup's story has a happy ending. Today the Brooklyn Paper reports that Crawford-Phillips conducted a stakeout in Red Hook after a tipster mentioned seeing the dog being walked in the neighborhood.
Are Dognappings on the Rise?
A New Yorker Talk of the Town piece investigates a fear that's been plaguing Upper West Side dogowners: Dognappers who prey upon beloved pooches (especially petite ones) in hopes of a payday. One dog owner explains, according to lore, "There's a two-man team, with one in a gray hoodie on a bicycle who comes by and slices the leash with a razor, then goes away with the dog. The other guy calls you up later on and says, 'Hey, I found your dog! What's it worth to you?'" While others have heard about this team and their dastardly M.O., even heeding advice like, "Don't leave your dog outside Starbucks. And don't use leashes that people can slice through," and keeping a careful eye out for bicyclists, the police at the 12th Precinct say there have been no dognapping reports in the past few weeks. A Brooklyn College poli-sci professor tries to explain the paranoia through the lens of the financial crisis, "A small dog creates a tremendous amount of emotional attachment, but at the same time it is a luxury item--and that's being taken away."
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