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Our founder Becky Baker talks about why K9 Nation launched the Laws for Paws campaign
Our founder Becky Baker talks about why K9 Nation launched the Laws for Paws campaign
We launched the Laws for Paws campaign back in March on Dog Theft Awareness day with one primary objective – to raise awareness of the need for pet theft reform!!
Dog theft has been an increasingly worrying problem as statistics continue to rise as a result of the market demand for dogs throughout the pandemic.
We all know that the act of stealing a dog is horrendous and something we wouldn’t ever want another dog owner to go through but the issue we want to raise awareness about is the inadequacy of the current UK legal system to punish those who commit the crime!
Under the current law, the theft of a pet is covered under the Theft Act legislation and is classed the same as though someone had stolen an inanimate object such as a laptop or a TV. Campaigners are calling for Government to create a specific offence relating to pet theft so that the courts would be able to give appropriate custodial sentences to act as a deterrent, provide punishment, and protect the public.
There is already some great work being done by the Pet Theft Reform Campaign to tackle this issue and that campaign is supported by the likes of SAMPA (Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance), Dog Lost and a whole alliance of those pledging their support to the cause.
Here at K9 Nation, we felt frustrated that we couldn’t do more to help. We had all signed the current Government petition as individuals but we wanted to do more. We spoke to some of our other fellow dog business owners who were feeling similarly helpless so we decided we wanted to help harness and channel that desire to do something proactive by supporting businesses to educate their customers.
We launched the campaign and collaborated with Scruffy Little Terrier to create some campaign t-shirts and more recently with Handmade by Hayley B to produce some campaign bandanas for our dogs with all profits being donated to DogLost.
In addition, we helped push the link to the current Government petition to encourage people to sign and show their support as well as creating some free downloadable social media graphics that our supporting businesses could share to raise awareness. We also provided a template press release for businesses to share with their local press and tell them all about their support of the campaign!
On the 15th May 2021, we are planning a social media takeover where we are encouraging all our supporting businesses and their customers to share their Laws for Paws posts and use the hashtag #lawsforpaws.
The deadline for the current petition is on 20 May and we want to help get as many signatures on there as possible and add pressure on the Government to act.
To find out more information on how you can get involved and purchase either a t-shirt or bandana please visit k9nation.dog/lawsforpaws/
Don't forget to get involved on the 15th May!
- Download your free graphic via the website and post on social media using the hashtag #lawsforpaws
- Add the Facebook profile frame by searching for ‘LawsForPaws’
- Purchase your campaign t-shirt or dog bandana to raise money for DogLost
A big thank you to all our supporting businesses for joining the Laws for Paws Campaign!
