A Kitchener, Ont. woman is pleading for the protected return of her pet, an eight-month-old French Bulldog named Sanchi.
Estella Pineda Benitez claims two strangers knocked on her door Friday evening and compelled their means into her residence close to Glasgow and Walter Avenue.
She stated certainly one of them made a gesture in his shirt like he was carrying a weapon.
“He said: ‘Don’t move’, so I thought when people do that, maybe they have a gun,” Benitez advised on Monday.
They stole Sanchi after which fled in a automobile ready exterior.
Sanchi in an undated picture. (Courtesy: Estella Pineda Benitez)
Benitez stated she chased after the automobile.
“I was like: ‘Hey! Stop! Let Sanchi [go]!’” she recalled. “Some woman stopped and was like: ‘Are you okay?’ and I stated: ‘They robbed my dog.”
Benitez took a quick video as the vehicle drove off. In it, you can see and hear a car driving away quickly.
“Someone was in the front and [the men] went in the back,” she said.
Benitez regrets that she wasn’t capable of get a transparent shot of the license plate.
Within the days since Sanchi was taken, Benitez has been placing up lacking posters round her neighbourhood.
Estella Pineda Benitez places up a poster of her lacking French Bulldog Sanchi. (Heather Senoran/)
She’s involved about Sanchi’s security and worries he may need been focused to promote to another person.
“I feel very, very angry,” she stated. “I don’t know why people would do that. Like, go get your own dog.”
On Monday morning she packed up her issues and moved as she now not feels protected in her residence.
Benitez stated she’ll be dwelling in a pet-friendly condo transferring ahead however she’s hoping she received’t be alone.
“I hope I find him and I hope the people that did it will bring back my dog, my baby, my Sanchi.”
Estella Pineda Benitez places up a poster of her lacking French Bulldog Sanchi. (Heather Senoran/)
‘Targeted’ incident
The Waterloo Regional Police Service stated they’re investigating the incident and are asking anybody with info to present them a name.
The suspects are described as a white man and woman. They each had skinny builds.
Police additionally launched a picture of the automobile allegedly concerned. They wish to communicate to the motive force or proprietor of the automobile.
Police consider the incident is focused and stated there’s a concern that the canine could possibly be offered to a different proprietor.
Waterloo Regional Police are attempting to determine and communicate to the proprietor of a automobile after a canine was reportedly stolen from a Kitchener residence. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service)
Floor Search and Rescue KW
Floor Search and Rescue KW has been serving to reunite pet house owners and their misplaced or stolen pets for the final decade.
The group stated they’ve heard about comparable pet thefts in Waterloo Area earlier than.
“Unfortunately, in our society right now, everyone is desperate for money,” Katt Burtenshaw stated.
She believes Sanchi may have been focused due to his breed.
“Often, when these dogs are stolen and targeted, they already have a seller in mind and often the new owners are very unaware that they were stolen,” Burtenshaw stated.
Her recommendation to pet house owners is to share their tales.
“Making everyone aware, so on any kind of social media. And keeping an eye on platforms like Kijiji,” Burtenshaw steered.
On Wednesday, the group advised CTV they’ve already acquired a handful of ideas from the neighborhood and stated it’s encouraging.
They’re hoping individuals proceed to succeed in out and wish to remind the general public that ideas could be nameless.
Burtenshaw stated pet house owners ought to take the correct precautions that would enable you to in case your pet is misplaced or stolen.
“Microchipping your pets definitely helps because when you microchipped them, they are identified to you. So if they go to any vet they are listed with your number and they’re registered to you.”
The group stated they share all ideas and knowledge they obtain with police and are working carefully with them.
