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PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU CAN ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE ACT!
I am the owner of The Urban Dog, and own a Dog Boutique Located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. This is one of my customers and the apparel was from our store. If you would like to donate toward the reward please contact me. Our website is www.theurbandog.ca and my email is info@theurbandog.ca Thank you Laurel
On June 24 2008... A pampered feline, by the name of Dipity, jumped out from within owner Kelly Abercrombie's parked vehicle at the South Common mall in Edmonton AB as Kelly had quickly stopped into Second Cup to conduct business. Witnesses claim that they had saw two people take Dipity and drive away. Rightfully so, Kelly has been put in a state of horror and severe stress. Dipity is microchipped and also has contact information upon her collar.
The frantic cat owner, Kelly, has since peppered the local online ads and posted up 'wanted' placards for the safe return of her beloved cat, Dipity. Kelly has graciously offered a reward to be reunited with her missing feline.
Although no solid leads have come about, Kelly did say that she recieved word of an anonymous contact that stated Dipity was specifically stolen due to wearing a pink polka dot dress. Kelly stated, "Apparently, this person (female) thinks putting clothes on an animal is cruel." Kelly also said that the woman apparently vowed to take the cat to a farm. Kelly adds, "She knows my name and she knows that this kitty has a family." There have been the typical cruel replies to her ads in which one fellow claims to be holding her cat for ransom in South Africa. "He claimed he picked up Dipity on the street and didn't know what to do with her but to take her on the plane", Kelly goes on to state, "He demanded thousands of dollars for her return."
This is one of Kelly's ads:
On JUNE 24th,2008 a YOUNG WOMAN took my cat Dipity from the PARKING LOT of BOSTON PIZZA, SOUTH EDMONTON COMMON.
She told witnesses she was taking my cat to a 'farm'. They seemed to think that she was doing this out of a kind of protest to my cat's dress.
Then she drove off with my pet in her PICK-UP TRUCK. Witnesses describe the young woman as about 5'2", thin, with light brown hair, and aged between 17-21.
To this young woman I would like to say this:
Dipity shares her life with two other cats. They have both been suffering enormous distress since Dipity disappeared.
Also, if the reason you took the cat is because you felt the dress was abusive, I would like to point out the safety benefits...if you are willing to listen.
You can either contact me directly or take her to the City Pound, a shelter, or any vet. They can scan the microchip and then contact me. I emplore you to reconsider your decision to take this cat from her family.
For everyone else, please keep an eye out for this STOLEN FAMILY PET. Please contact me if you have any information.
You can also provide information ANONYMOUSLY by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS.
I am also offering a reward of $300 dollars to anyone who reports the correct whereabouts of this cat to the police. " The Urban Dog is offering and additional $700.00 dollars"........
Crimestoppers may be contacted at 780-423-4567 and the file number is Occurrence No.08-83513.
Thank you!!
Asides from an allegedly cruelty adverting capnapping and a specifically cretinous intended scam, this story leaves us to wonder about society. Is it so bad that a cat has a dress on, an ever so loved pet AKA family member, that Dipity was stolen because the cat was being saved from cruelty? I dare to think not. There are far too many abandoned and ill-treated animals out there that do not even compare in regards to swaying this narrator's humble opinion, I dare say. Even so, the cat wore an article of material to distinguish her from other felines. To think of Kelly's plight turns my stomach as I can only imagine my own pet being abducted. Lest us not forget about the children involved. Kelly adds, "There are little kids involved who want their kitty back."
Oh yes, these alleged thefts are widespread. There have been many petnappings around the city, mostly centered around expensive canine breeds being heisted from yards or even acquired by forcible means. How do people justify stealing an animal for sometimes a money making venture, to kidnap a member of one's family? Disgusting, absolutely disgusting. Myself, I do not understand the concept of theft. Be it a monetary item or a creature, it is a failure of humanity in my perspective.
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