Thank you for contacting me about pet theft.
To their owners, pets are cherished members of the family, so I entirely agree with you that stealing one from a loving home is a particularly vicious crime. Of course, all reported crimes should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with tough sentences. Currently, the theft of a pet is a criminal offence under the Theft Act 1968 and the maximum penalty is seven years’ imprisonment.
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