There are concerns for the safety of pets on the Gold Coast after a spike in the number of dogs going missing from household backyards.
Owners fear their animals are being stolen to be used in illegal dog fighting rings.
There are concerns for the safety of pets on the Gold Coast after a spike in the number of dogs going missing from household backyards.
Owners fear their animals are being stolen to be used in illegal dog fighting rings.
I don’t understand, if there is such an increase in stealing dogs for fighting, shouldn’t that point to an increase in fighting? And yet no one sees or hears anything, the police have no leads to follow to shut this down?
Hi Heather, It is a very underground professional outfit with a lot of money bet on and exchanged, It is in the best interest of these groups to keep it low profile to prevent suspicion, the dogs stolen are not used for fighting themselves but merely as bait to train the professional fighting dogs and they take dogs which may put up a bit of a fight, A lot of Huskys are going missing lately which is a concern as they are a target for fighting recently in the UK
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Wow what is happening on the Gold Coast? And Dog fighting? Really? Reminds me of my time in the Philippines … thought we better taste in “sports”