LONDON’S LOST PETS.
REMARKABLE GROWTH OF DOGSTEALING INDUSTRY.
In three days more than 1,009 dog owners visited tlie Dogs Home at Battersea, London, in the hope of recovering valuable dogs which they had lost." The figures give some indication -of the enormous extent -of the dog stealing industry in London. It is a profitable and growing occupation and it is being carried on with increasing skill and ingenuity. There is no great difficulty in disposing of a stolen dog, bu tlieic aie arts of great cunning in the stealing of them. Witchcraft and magic, a profound knowledge of the weakness of canine nature and the subtle alchemies of spells, potions, and philtres are among the dog thief's equipment. The perfume of peppered liver is one of the spells which the dog thief oasts, it is said, and there is magic in aniseed for some kinds of dog-. But there are various charms that operate upon the minds of different breeds.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3592, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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160LONDON’S LOST PETS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3592, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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