Blackburn toddler left crying after Blue Staffordshire's theft
11:00am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in News
By Jessica Cree, Education reporter
FAMILY’S PET Finlay Smith with Roxy's lead
A TWO-year-old boy has been left ‘devastated’ after his dog was snatched from his Blackburn home.
Blue Staffordshire bull terrier Roxy was taken from the kitchen while Finlay Smith and his mum Carla Smith, 20, were playing in another room.
Miss Smith, of Rothesay Road, Shadsworth, said her son had not stopped crying since realising his beloved pet was missing.
She said: “Roxy was in the kitchen at home. My partner Shaun was upstairs and I was entertaining my little boy.
“Somebody came into the house and took her.
“Finlay has not stopped crying and that makes me more upset.
“It is like we have lost a part of our family. Finlay treats her like a brother or sister.
“He has been saying ‘Roxy’s gone’ and has not slept well.
“He is devastated.”
Roxy needs daily antibiotics to treat a mange infection on her head.
If she does not have the medication, she will lose her fur. Miss Smith said she called the police as soon as she realised the dog was missing at around 3.30pm on Sunday.
Roxy is microchipped and the family is offering a £100 reward for help or information to find her.
Miss Smith said: “Roxy is the softest dog, she will go to anybody.
“She is the most caring dog you will ever meet.
“We could not imagine life without her and we have got to get her back for her medication.
“In the morning, the first thing Finlay does is say hello to Roxy.”
A spokesman for the police said: “It has been reported to us that a Staffordshire bull terrier with a black collar and pink tag has gone missing from a property in Rothesay Road.
“We are going to be making inquiries.”
Comments(10)
luvmylilnic
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1:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13
Dog snatching is a very lucrative business and it could happen to you or any of your family. Please get Roxy back to her rightful owners & beat the scum who do this to families all over the UK.
Davelyn
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1:59pm Tue 12 Mar 13
luvmylilnic
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2:26pm Tue 12 Mar 13
luvmylilnic
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3:33pm Tue 12 Mar 13
Pet owners everywhere; don't let this happen to your family.
LancsLass
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3:38pm Tue 12 Mar 13
My Daughters would be devastated.
I truely hope Roxy is returned to her loving family as soon as possible x x
rapidoal
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5:20pm Tue 12 Mar 13
I have now one very happy great grandson
Rogi
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11:22pm Thu 14 Mar 13
luvmylilnic wrote:Not stolen then?
A massive THANK YOU to Lancashire Evening Telegraph - Roxy is home :)
Pet owners everywhere; don't let this happen to your family.
luvmylilnic
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9:13am Fri 15 Mar 13
The 'breeder' asked for the police not to be involved (sorry but they are involved) & CCTV is being viewed to see who these people are
YES - STOLEN!
what goes around comes around
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8:56pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Davelyn wrote:Stolen to fight i guess?, put the thief in with 3 or 4 of them so they have to face what exactly ?.and top it off with a profanity. Class,,,!
We all know why these types of dogs are stollen. If the thieves are caught they should be singularly put in a ring and made to face 3 or 4 of these dogs and let's see how brave these bastards are then.
That is a typical opinion expressed by the usual type of person i have
had the misfortune to cross whilst walking my none aggressive breed
of dog. Please tell me what the justification is to own the type of dogs you
wish a person to face and what are you expecting them to do.
dexter1986 says...
12:13pm Tue 12 Mar 13