THE MENACES CALLED “BUNCHERS”
by
The Tracker,
for
www.metropettracker.com
the dog & cat lost & found for Los Angeles County & City
Have you ever left your dog tied outside a supermarket for just a few minutes so you could run inside to purchase a carton of milk? Do you leave your dog outside, unattended, in your front or backyard while you are otherwise occupied or out all day? Have you ever tried to find “good” homes for litters of kittens or puppies by giving them away for free because who wouldn’t take a free kittie and you just couldn’t keep them any longer? How careful were you when you had to give up that pet you could no longer care for? Do you allow your cat the benefit of the “good life” by allowing him to freely go outdoors with no time consuming supervision? If you have done any of the above and you can still boast that you have never had a bad experience and that Fido and Felix are safe and well, you may count yourself, Fido and Felix very lucky. Very lucky, indeed.
“BUNCHERS” n 1. humans who acquire animals, either singularly or in bunches, by taking them away without right, permission or under false pretenses for purposes of profit. 2. humans whose greed exceeds their compassion
Did you know that up to two million animals, inclusive of someone’s pets and those cute kitties adopted “free to a good family,” are stolen each year across America? They are “dognapped,” “kitnapped” and adopted under false pretenses, by “Bunchers.” Did you know that of all the animals stolen, only about ten-percent, or approximately 200,000 of these animals ever see their caretakers again? The rest face fates of unimaginable horror.
Of the millions of animals stolen every year, the one’s that do not find their way home end up in nightmarish situations most often ending in death, their only release. Some puppies and adult dogs may end up as fighting dogs who tear, wound and kill each other till one is victorious. Some puppies and kittens end up as lures in training the fighting dogs, torn apart in the effort to raise the blood-lust of the fighting animal. Some of those animals end up as sacrifices in religious or sadistic rituals. Some end up as objects of various forms of agonizing experimentation. These backyard, “free-to-a-good-home,” unsupervised animals are callously catalogued as “random source” animals.
How then can you best protect your pet without constant surveillance? With the permission of Last Chance for Animals, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals, !!!BE AWARE!!! offers you the following tips to help keep your loved ones safe.
What You Can Do To Protect Your Pet
DO keep your pet indoors especially when you are not at home.
DO properly identify your pet with a collar tag, microchip, and/or tattoo.
DO be aware of strangers in the neighborhood and report anything unusual to the police.
DO padlock your gate with no access over it.
DO keep your pet on a leash whenever you go outside.
DO make neighbors aware of the problem of pet theft.
DO know where your pet is at all times.
DO say “NO BUNCHERS” in any ad you place.
DO NOT let your pet roam free in the neighborhood.
DO NOT let your pet be visible from the street.
DO NOT leave your pet unattended at any time.
DO NOT tie your pet outside a store or leave in a car to wait for you.
DO NOT use “FREE TO A GOOD HOME” in advertisements to place your pet in a good home. Charge a fee for the animal’s protection.
DO NOT give your pet away without first knowing as much as possible about the adoptive home, having them sign a pet adoption agreement, and checking their references and identification.
!!!Be Aware!!! and “Err on the side of caution,” for surely someone out there thinks Fido or Felix is as cute as you think he is, but that someone probably has less concern for his future.
In addition, !!! Be Aware!!! of animal abuse. Abuse can be anything that causes any physical harm or pain. If you see an animal being abused in any way, contact the following SPCA’s to report the abuser:
