Much-loved family dog ‘picked up and stolen’ by stranger in pub car park
A family are ‘trying not to lose hope’ after their dog was picked up and allegedly stolen from a pub car park.
CCTV footage shows Boston Terrier Skye being picked up by a stranger in the car park of The Old Crown Inn in Bartley Green, Birmingham.
Skye’s owner Stacey Holland and four-year-old daughter Evelyn are devastated as the hunt for their dog has stretched beyond two weeks.
The adorable four legged friend had bolted from the family’s home just before 6pm in fear of a noisy lawnmower.
Stacey, 34, initially thought Skye was just missing as she went searching for her pet.
She was then allegedly told by passers-by that they saw Skye being followed and chased.
The swimming teacher then went to the local Old Crown pub, where they found the crucial video footage.
Stacey told Metro: ‘Initially I felt relieved she had not been hit by a car. But then I was just angry.
‘I can’t put into words how it makes me feel. That is my baby. It rips my heart out seeing it every time.
‘I don’t know where she is, if she is okay or who she is with. Anything could have happened to her.’
Skye has been with the family for one and a half years and ‘absolutely loves people’.
The adorable dog is microchipped but she has not been taken to any vets in the last two weeks.
This is particularly concerning for Stacey as Skye has colitis, an inflammation of the intestines.
Stacey added: ‘She would be poorly right now without the proper diet.
‘They do not know her condition. She will have been vomiting . She will not be getting the proper food. It is hard to think about, but it is the reality.’
Daughter Evelyn, just 4, is still coming to terms with the loss of her beloved pet.
‘Every now and again she just cries,’ Stacey added.
‘She keeps saying she wants her Skye back. She is just devastated.’
The family are campaigning on social media to raise awareness of Skye’s disappearance.
However many in the local area are scared to come forward with information in case of reprisals, Stacey fears.
The 34-year-old mum said: ‘The main thing we have been trying to do is get ring door bell footage and security camera footage.
‘People are too scared to be involved. People are scared of backlash or being labelled a grass.
‘The footage from the crown pub is quite old equipment. It is very hard to make out who it is.
‘I am trying not to lose hope. I have been given names and it has not lead to anything. It is hard not to lose hope.
‘What I am hoping for is the person who does have Skye gets a bit spooked by the coverage and lets her go.’
West Midlands Police told Metro enquiries are still ongoing and said: ‘We can confirm that this has been reported to us and we are investigating.
‘Anyone with information can contact us via live chat on our website, or by calling 101 quoting crime reference 20/184605/25.’
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