Washington: Two brutal thieves were robbed 27 years old Marieke Bayens at gunpoint on Jalan California not after her bag.
They want small dogs at the end of the rope: Merlyn, French bulldog.
From New York to Los Angeles, and from Miami to Chicago, valuable breeding theft has increased.
Small and friendly – and thus easy to grab – French bulldog which is very popular, sell for thousands of dollars in the black market.
They have an additional interesting to “dogs from stars.” The most famous victim so far Lady Gaga.
The gunman last year stole his Pet Bulldog Koji and Gustav, even opened fire on an employee who was walking them (he was injured but survived).
Superstar singer offers $ 500,000 prizes for them back and finally gets a dog back.
The police made five arrests in this case.
Bayens survived the same traumatic attack in November while walking Merlyn, a friend’s dog, in the city of California from Oakland.
The insolent attack happens in broadcasts.
“I’m waiting for Merlyn to go about business when I see two people coming,” he told AFP.
“Before I knew that, one was in front of me pointing a gun on my face and said, ‘Give me a dog.’ “Others have reached Merlyn from the ground, and when I did not respond with the pistol, the other pulled the rest of Merlyn’s rope out of my hand.
They ran towards their car and shot to go to the road, “One way on one-way road, he said.
Theft of the Bulldog place in another place has been done with the same cold-blooded tactic 30-something Sarah Vorhaus, which was stopped by three armed people – and brutally beaten by one – before they made it off with her five-month French bulldog Chloe image on social media showed.
Young woman with a bad face swollen so why the French bulldog is quite like Targeting Target for Thieves Two main reasons: Their value is high resold – $ 3,500 to $ 5,000 or more – and their relative scarcity, Brandi Hunter Münden, Vice President? The American Kennel Club, told AFP.
“This is not the type that has a big stretcher.
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and can take a few moments to get one, “he said.” They rise in popularity have caused an increase in theft.
“The use of violence, however, is new and worrying.” In the face of a series of “dysnappings,” experts offer a list of prevention measures for owners: having computer chips implanted in pets to allow tracking; always remain on the rope when outside the house (and seal each dog door that allows to leave the house unescorted); keep identity letters in a safe place; Using collars equipped with GPS; And alert to foreigners who came knocked.
But the most important recommendations – and that may be the most observed – involving social media: the owner is highly recommended to resist the temptation of photos or videos about their pets, which can allow thieves to find them funny.
Countless celebrities – actors, athletes, musicians, models and influencers – have ignored the rules.
They include stars like Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Jackman, Chrissy Teigen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Michael Phelps and Hilary Duff.
So it’s not surprising that Hollywood has become a hotspot from the French Bulldog theft.
At the end of December, a resident almost lost his life in the incident near Sunset Boulevard.
Robert Marinelli was walking Luca, his Bulldog dog was eight years old, when he was attacked.
Two thieves beat him brutal, and when his shirt was caught on the door of their car, he was dragged briefly on the ground.
He suffered broad injuries and was hospitalized.