To the New Zealand Media

We need your help and appeal to you to use all of your communication channels to help us share our story with New Zealand.

We are a group of 30+ dog owners from all over the country, and our beloved dogs are missing, presumed stolen-and we want them back! We have come together to build a community on Facebook to try and spread our stories and be reunited with our dogs. Our page “We Want Our DOGS BACK NZ. 30 Days and Counting” has over 1000 followers and we have support from all over New Zealand, and now we appeal to you, the Media, for some much needed help in getting our stories heard, read and seen by the wider general public in NZ.Every month in New Zealand HUNDREDS of dogs go missing. Many are reunited with their families, but sadly (and alarmingly) many are not. Some are found wandering lost but kept or sold on, some are stolen, some of these dogs are to become just a sad form of inhumane and illegal entertainment, some are to be farmed and some an object for quick monetary gain.

Dog theft, keeping or on-selling a dog you find is not OK. This is becoming a common occurrence and a concern shared by many. Please help us to shine a light on our missing dogs and this escalating problem in NZ.

We have been searching tirelessly for our beloved dogs, some of us as long as seven years. Our searches have been long and fruitless, with our dogs seeming to have disappeared off the face of the earth. We know they have to be somewhere. There are people out there that know where they are or what has happened to them. Each dog owner has a different story to tell, we are from all walks of life, we are scattered throughout the country, but we have one thing in common - WE WANT OUR DOGS BACK NEW ZEALAND.

We ask that you consider supporting us by sharing our stories. We believe (and hope) this will result in new information surfacing and possibly reuniting some of us with our dogs. Please tell our story.

https://www.facebook.com/wewantourdogsbacknz30daysandcounting/

https://www.instagram.com/we.want.our.dogs.back.nz/


Sincerely,

Marie Jones - Owner of Pepe

Frankie-Gene Mitchell - Owner of Si (Osiris)

Jane Terri Rata-Hagarty - Owner of Ahi

Charlotte Krzanich - Owner of Bam

Chad Laboyrie - Owner of Billy

Doc - Owner of Blue

Jo Hodge - Owner of Bowie

Jenny Ewans - Owner of Brownie

Kristin Crockett - Owner of Cheeky

Casey Nancarrow - Owner of Emi

Linda Purvis - Owner of Gracie

Sharon Robertson - Owner of Harry

Leanne Cross - Owner of Jackson

Karyn Vickers - Owner of Lexi

Jo-Ann Rastrick - Owner of Liz (Pippi)

Abbey Pogan - Owner of Mindy & Murphy

Tina Downes - Owner of Nui

Launa-Rae Tairi - Owner of Papi

Flavia Wolf - Owner of Rock

Anne Capon - Owner of Rocket

Britta Lochead - Owner of Roimata

Teena Edward - Owner of Whiz

Wendy - Owner of Winston

Christine - Owner of Molly

Hineawhi Awarau - Owner of Maia

Cushla - Owner of Boss

Rachel - Owner of Cookie

Richard Bluett - Owner of Steiny

Emma Towers - Owner of Shelby

Scott Beard - Owner of Ruff

Dallas Jones - Owner of Pepe

Tony Currin - Owner of Si (Osiris)

Angel Steward - Owner of Bonnie

Joanne Harty - Owner of Gordy & Rosey

Anneliese Henare - Owner of Coco

Donna Begovich - Owner of Jack

Alicia Laing - Owner of Isha

Natalie Hunter - Owner of Zoey

Nick Groves -Owner of Liefie

Robby Robinson - Owner of Deja

Kris Trousselot - Owner of Milo

Amy Wederell - Owner of Bella

Rhyannon Cole - Owner of Radar