Sunday, November 10, 2013

"Out: House-flipping, In: Dog-flipping?"

(KSDK) "Criminals are finding a new way to make money on other people's pets. They're flipping pets, and it's happening across the country."
Flipping is stealing a pet and reselling it on places like Craigslist, Facebook, Ebay and other websites. Victims across the country said they tried to file police reports to report their pets stolen but many couldn't. Law enforcement agencies wouldn't take the report.

In Indianapolis, a full-time officer is hunting down the flippers and charging them.
Farrah Fazal, KSDK via Dr Helen (headline) via Instapundit  (Video at the KSDK Link)

18 comments:

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

I was worried this was about some sort of sick perversion. There are unfortunately those degenerates out there. Still, stealing dogs to sell them is very bad too.

Rabel said...

Roll the ugliness.

Unknown said...

People who are mean to animals make my blood boil. If I were king, they would be tortured at dawn.

Revenant said...

Since when is fencing stolen property called "flipping"?

Michael Haz said...

If a person posts photos of other peoples' dogs on the internet, does that become a catalog? And how are the orders placed?

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Since when is fencing stolen property called "flipping"?

That's what I was wondering.

Trooper York said...

I understand they hire scouts who photo dogs so that the thieves can advertise them on Craig's list.

Beware of weirdo's who want to film your pooch. Just sayn'

Trooper York said...

Of course Ladies if he just wants a photo of the space between you belly and your taint....well that's fine.

That's just a hobby. Just sayn'

Amartel said...

Yeah, it's not "dog flipping." House flippers buy the houses.
This is some kind of moron journolist effort to deflect attention from the fact that assholes are now stealing peoples' pets along with the usual thievery of cars and other personal possessions and information. Also, copper wire.
Heh heh, "dog flipping" is like "cat juggling."

chickelit said...

Corporation flipping is the next new thing: buy a distressed company in a crappy economy, invest enough in promise to make it look attractive and flip it.

Titus said...

I deteste people that are mean to animals. They are ususally blackies, don't you know. And the rescues all cum from the south, natch.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Our dog is from a champion line and very beautiful so we had the vet install exploding dye packs.

Titus said...

Peeps are always wanting to take pics of my rare clumber, which they sometimes call clumberland.

The good news is that he is huge and no one could actually move him.

Also, our rare clumbers dog advocate, which is what we call them here in Mass, is bored certified and has over 5 years experience with clumbers-which we require for and references pertaining to boarding.

Titus said...

We have completed background checks on the peeps who bored our rare clumber.

Background checks are super!

I generally like to do background check anyone I know....especially friends and family MEMBERs.

tits.

edutcher said...

I have a feeling these guys don't ever want to be put in a room with the owners.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

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Chip Ahoy said...

I think dogs are stolen to train fighting dogs to keep ripping until the opponent is dead.

XRay said...

"Since when is fencing stolen property called "flipping"?"

Perhaps since the beginning of efforts to demean all attempts at individual moral distinction as subversive to the greater good. Say, 1840 or so.

It is not your dog, it is the collective's dog. As in you can't 'own' anything, only the state owns.

Because you didn't build any of it. Not a smidgen.

Shit, I kinda digressed.