Pet Theft Reform
The Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance (Sampa) have been lobbying to make pet theft a specific offence with tougher sentences since their launch in 2014. The Pet Theft Reform campaign was created by Dr Daniel Allen in collaboration with Sampa in 2018 - run by volunteers, it is very much a team effort. For media enquiries, please email us.
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On March 24, 2021, Heidi Allen (Director of Advocacy and Policy, RSPCA) sent a joint letter in support of Pet Theft Reform to Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC. Signatures include APGAW, APDAWG, Battersea, Blue Cross, Canine and Feline Sector Group, DogLost, Dogs Trust, The Dog Union, The FOAL Group, Hidden in Sight, The Kennel Club, Murphy's Army, National Animal Welfare Trust, Pet Theft Awareness, Pet Theft Reform, RSPCA, Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance, Vets Get Scanning.
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Founders
Dr Daniel Allen
Animal Geographer, Keele University
Founder of Pet Theft Reform campaign
Debbie Matthews
CEO of the Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance
Political Voices
Iain Duncan Smith MP
Conservative MP
for Chingford and Woodford Green
Tom Hunt MP
Conservative MP
for Ispwich
Siobhan Baillie MP
Conservative MP
for Stroud
Gareth Johnson MP
Conservative MP
for Dartford
Dr Lisa Cameron MP
Scottish National Party MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Dr Daniel Allen
Debbie Matthews
Vets Get Scanning, Fern's Law
Founding Member of Sampa
Tom Hunt MP
HoC Petitions Committee
Pet Theft Reform Team
Prof John Cooper QC
25 Bedford Row
Pets (Theft) Bill 2017-2019
Sampa Patron and Legal Advisor
Marc Abraham BVM&S MRCVS
APDAWG, Lucy's Law
Sampa Patron
Beverley Cuddy
Editor of Dogs Today
Sampa Patron
Mark Randell
Hidden in Sight
Retired Senior Police Detective
Sarah Dixon
and Nicola Skelley
Focus On Animal Law
Arnot Wilson
The Dog Union
Founding Member of Sampa
Richard Jordan
Pet Theft Awareness
Founding Member of Sampa
Jayne Hayes
DogLost Team
DogLost
Founding Member of Sampa
Freya Woodhall
Let's Get Willow Home
Jo Hinde RVN
LagoLearn Ltd Director
BVNA SVP