If you wouldn't do it to a child, don't do it to your dog!

In the last month, we've been made aware of two dogs stolen from the King Street West area. In both cases, the dogs were tied up alone while the owners went inside to coffee shops. In the blink of an eye, the dogs were stolen. This happens every day - we only hear about a fraction of the dog thefts that occur daily.

Never tie your dog up outside alone!

Your dog can (and eventually will) be:

• Stolen, and held for ransom (post a $1000 reward, and suddenly your dog may appear found again), used for dog fighting bait, or sold to medical research
• Get hit by a car, bicycle, or trampled on by pedestrians
• Teased by children or adults
• Hit by a car when it slips its collar or bites through its leash and runs into traffic
• Attacked by an unfriendly dog
• Suffering from heatstroke in the summer, or frostbite in the winter

Please stop tying your dog up outside unattended if you are doing it. If you know people that do it, please insist they stop. 

Rather than see another Missing Puppy Poster like this one, please see the PSA by the Brooklynn Animal Foster Network - feel free to print it off and post it outside your nearest coffee shop or supermarket. Don't go shopping for disaster.