We want Max returned to his rightful owner

We as a community have come together and want each and every one of our voices heard and this matter investigated!!!!

We feel that the police have not fulfilled their lawful duty to a member of the public who is a law abiding citizen.

This lady reported her dog missing in 2016 from Barry in the vale of glamorgan.
She had obeyed the law and had her bichon called max microchipped and registered in her name.

She followed all the right procedures when he went missing,
He was reported to all the relevant authorities and his microchip was flagged as missing. He is on the doglost website aswell as an abundance of missing dog groups on the internet.

This lady aswell as numerous dog groups and their thousands of members have endlessly searched and followed up every possible lead and sighting etc into his whereabouts.

She has tirelessly searched for her dog since the day he went missing.

A few days ago even though he's been flagged as missing she discovered he has been re registered to someone else.
The chip company refuse to pass on the new keepers details and the police say it's a civil matter so won't help her.
We stand together with her and feel this is a huge injustice not just to her but to every single pet owner out there!!!

We want the police to investigate this matter and are hugely appalled by their lack of interest in this case.

This is not a civil matter
But is either firstly theft in its own right or it's theft by finding.
Either way it's a criminal offence.

Also we feel by the chip company and the police by protecting the (CRIMINAL),S identity when they are not the real owners of this animal but who are in fact handling stolen goods makes both the police and the chip company guilty of aiding and abetting a criminal act.

You as the police have a duty of care to us members of the public and we are calling on you to do just that.

We want our rights as pet owners protected.
We will not stop until max is returned to his rightful owner and will share his story all over the media aswell as follow complaint procedures.

Please Take note of the number of people that have signed this and do your job

please do whats right in the eyes of the law by stopping this injustice and protect the victim in all this not the criminal.

Get max home where he belongs

Make a stand so other dog thieves think twice in future.

It's important because our pets are not inanimate worthless objects.
They are our family members.
Pet theft is a huge problem and the police need to treat it the same as any other crime.