1. World problems
  2. Kidnapping of pet animals

Kidnapping of pet animals

  • Ransoming of pet animals
  • Theft of pets

Incidence

Estimated two million dogs and cats are stolen each year in the USA and supplied to animal research institutes for experimentation. Dogs in Belgium are being stolen and sold to take part in fights. Pet dogs with fighting potential are reported to fetch large sums of money.

Broader

Kidnapping
Presentable

Aggravates

Pet loss
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Strategy

Kidnapping
Unpresentable

Value

Theft
Yet to rate
Kidnapping
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
E0805
DOCID
11508050
D7NID
133318
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020