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| Submission declined on 19 January 2024 by S0091 (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
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Comment: What is needed are sources that have written in-depth about animal theft in general, not specific types of animals/theft. Additional coverage is not needed for articles that already exist and we also have Category:Animal theft. And again Four Paws is not a reliable source so should not be used nor is Perfect Irish Gifts. S0091 (talk) 20:17, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: This article is an extended definition, I see no reason it can be an articles. Ldm1954 (talk) 20:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Four Paws is not a reliable source and student media cannot be used to establish notability (see WP:RSSM). S0091 (talk) 20:21, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Animals may be stolen to acquire or resell them, to extort a ransom from the owner, for consumption of their meat[1], for medical research [2][3] or for other reasons. Punishment for theft of horses[4] and cattle have historically been extremely severe, including the death sentence. Theft of pets such as cats and dogs has been described by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel as causing "great emotional distress". [5]
Types of animal theft include:
- Cattle rustling - theft of livestock has been recorded for many millennia[6]. Branding and tattooing may be used to mitigate the problem.[7]
- Horse theft
- Dognapping. In the USA, the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, also known as the "dognapping law", was introduced after a pet dog was stolen and allegedly used for medical research.[3] In the UK during the Covid lockdown period the number of dogs reported stolen rose by 19% in 2020 to 2,438.[8]
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- ^ https://media.4-paws.org/8/0/0/3/80039a8956751c7b9bf934c35993858592182db3/FOURPAWS_Big_DCMT_Report_GB.pdf
- ^ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/84284116.pdf
- ^ a b Coyne, Joseph R. (7 January 1966). "Seek Law to Stop Vicious Dognapping". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Rachel Ginnis Fuchs (2005). Gender and Poverty in Nineteenth Century Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 052162102X.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pet-abduction-law-set-to-get-ministers-support/ar-AA1ncU9s
- ^ "The Perfect Gift: Prehistoric Massacres". Perfect Irish Gifts (The twin vices of women and cattle in prehistoric Europe). Archived from the original on 2008-06-11.
- ^ https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajae/article/view/249612
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/15/plans-for-compulsory-microchips-for-cats-amid-rise-of-thefts-in-uk