[Gpdd] ANNOUNCEMENT STOLEN PIGGY IN HAWAII !

[Cazza177]

Dear Peter

I was very saddened and shocked by your email. I am very sorry this has 
happened.

If it were me, I would certainly report the matter to the police straight 
away so that you have an official record of the thief. The police would also 
have the authority to officially intervene on your behalf. Also give the 
police the telephone number of where the lady said Yukki is now, and they 
will be able to trace this number to an address (presuming you have been 
given the genuine telephone number). They would then be able to give these 
people a visit. Depending on what the police say, you may have to make this 
a legal issue and seek the services of a solicitor.

The police will almost certainly require proof that Yuuki belonged to your 
mother-in-law, so any evidence she has that the piggy is hers -- such as 
photos of her with Yukki with clear evidence that Yukki lived in your 
mother-in-laws home (such as photos that show her and Yuuki together with 
certain furniture from her house behind them in the photo) -- will all help 
back up your case that Yukki has been taken from your mother-in-law and that 
Yuuki belongs to her. Don't give original pictures to the police, just 
copies, otherwise your evidence/proof is gone.

I would also do lots of print outs of  clear posters of Yuuki, with a short 
message added about her being missing attached to the poster. Be sure to 
include a contact telephone number on there too, and take it to all the 
nearby vets and local animal welfare centres and ask them to put the noice 
up. Someone may know just where Yuuki is. If local newsagents and grocers 
will allow you to put the poster up, then do the same there. The advantage 
of putting posters up in a vets is that vets are not supposed to treat an 
animal that is not owned by the person who has brought the animal in (that's 
the law in the UK, anyway). So if the vets have seen those posters of Yuuki 
in their surgery and then Yuuki is perhaps taken in by the new 'owners', the 
vets may then take possession of Yuuki -- it all depends what the laws are 
regarding this in Honolulu. You could always call a vets surgery to ask.

Whatever you do, don't take matters into your own hands and don't go to 
these people direct to try to get Yuuki back (should you find out where she 
is). Please go via the police route, as the 'owners' could say things 
against you that then spoil your chances of getting her back. There's a 
saying, 'possession is nine tenths of the law'.'

If there are missing pets lists kept by animal welfare shelters and also 
vets etc. in Honolulu and perhaps the neghbouring area beyond, I would 
suggest you log Yuuki's details with them also.

One final thought is that If Yuuki is micro-chipped, this should be 
something else you tell the police, as this would prove ownership.

I am so sorry to read of this sad story and hope you and your mother-in-law 
get Yuuki back very soon. Please let us know on the Digest how things go.

Kind regards

Carole