New laws should be drafted to make it a more serious offense to steal a family pet.
That's according to Fianna Fáil TD James Browne who says he plans to draft new legislation to give more legal status to dogs and other pets to ensure those who steal them are given tougher sentences.
He says pets are considered property and their theft is punished in the same way as if someone steals any non-living object, such as a mobile phone or a power tool.
His proposal follows gardaí warning about an increase in the number of dog thefts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Please share and hopefully we can get this girl back to her home.
Looks like she was stolen, possibly from the Leinster Area and was found in Mallow, Cork.
She is currently been cared for in a local guards home and the owner should contact Mallow Garda Station on 022 31450. pic.twitter.com/0yosO3355u— Garda Info (@gardainfo) July 15, 2020
