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“Small-breed, purebred dogs are most prone to dognapping because they are easier and more lucrative to resell,” said Dr. Zac Pilossoph, a consulting veterinarian at the nonprofit Healthy Paws Foundation.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2022

The evil, dognapping character was a terrifying Disney icon when 1961's original animation 101 Dalmatians was released,

From BBC • May 28, 2021

James Parry, a lawyer who prosecutes dognapping in British courts, said police “have only just woken up to the importance of these cases.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2021

James Perry, a lawyer who prosecutes dognapping in British courts, said police “have only just woken up to the importance of these cases.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2021

Eventually he pleaded guilty to vandalism and, I guess, dognapping, although he agreed to pay for the Labradors and a new set of Winnebago tires.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen