Thursday 15 July 2021

DOGGY D N A - How To Protect Your Pup

 

From Neighbourhood Watch:


Currently we are seeing a rise in the thefts of not only ‘working’ dogs but also treasured pets which are then ransomed back to the owner or used for breeding purposes. There have also been instances where owners who have advertised the loss of a dog, have been asked for cash for the return of the animal but when money is paid, it transpired that the criminal was never in possession of the dog and it was just a scam to obtain the cash.

We have all seen on TV that criminals have been caught as a result of their DNA being found at a crime scene. DNA like fingerprints are unique to an individual and the same applies to animals, in particular to your dog. Their DNA is unique to them and cannot be altered or removed like a data chip.

It is easy and straight forward to obtain the DNA from your dog, a simple mouth swab is used to collect the sample, which is sent to the laboratory where the swab is analysed to generate the DNA profile. The DNA profile is then added to the Forensic Dog DNA Database.

The problem has always been how to identify an animal positively when it is recovered into Police possession, DNA now give’s a reliable and positive result to that question, which can be used in court.

This is a positive way of identifying your dog and getting it back to you should it be lost or worse happens and it gets stolen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUiEnHv7VjI Is a short video showing how the sample is taken.

The DNA swabbing kits are available from https://www.dnaprotected.co.uk/

For more information please contact Simon Bailey 01452 754630 or via email at simon.bailey@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk


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