14 dogs stolen - Johnson City TN (barking, skin, rescue, adoption)

[Honeycrisp]

Please pass this story around. This could save some of the lives of these dogs!
http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/police_search_for_alleged_dog-nappers_in_johnson_city/39334/ (broken link)

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Hello all,
At 3:30 am this morning, two men broke into one of our Pilots N Paws rescue
members Doggie Care Center in Johnson City, TN. This is where our friend
and fellow rescue person, Tammara Josselyn, keeps all the rescue animals
she takes in, nurses back to health, and finds loving homes for.
Canine Hope All Breed Rescue

Three of the dogs taken were personal pets. The men stole a total of 14
dogs...12 rescue dobermans in various stages of care, one lab, one minpin
and one mixed breed though that one was located in the woods behind the
center. One of the dobermans needs pancreas meds to be able to digest any
food, one of the younger females was recovering from someone tossing her
off a bridge, another dog has been blind since birth, and the list goes on.


Her niece lives in an apartment above the center and when the dogs would
not stop barking, she came down to investigate. One of the men dropped the
dog and came after her with a knife and cut her side. She is ok, just
needed some sutures, but emotionally distraught.

Early in the day a man came in asking if she sold dobermans. She told him
no, this is a rescue and if he was interested, please fill out an adoption
form. They believe he was casing the place.

Please spread the word to your friends, your group lists, everywhere you
can. Here is the email and phone contact for Canine Hope Rescue though
please use discretion when contacting them as I imagine they are being
inundated with emails and phone calls.

Please contact Tammara at caninehoperescue@comcast.net or call her 423 773
8113 immediately if you have any information or contacts who can assist.
Tammara needs our help, she is devastated and only wants these dogs back.
Through our vast network, I am hopeful we can do just that.

Thank you in advance,
Debi Boies
Co-founder, Pilots N Paws

[mrs1885]

There are 2 shelters in KY that were also broken into and dogs and cats both stolen. Keep your doors locked and your guns loaded if you're in the area guys. It's scary!

[Honeycrisp]

It's very scary, sometimes thieves will even break into your house. Had read that they think the ones in TN may have been sold for research. I sure hope that's not the case.

[Driller1]

Sad.

[Honeycrisp]

Well, apparently this was a hoax on the part of an employee at the school - here's another link - what a waste of time of everyone searching for these dogs and worried about them - am speechless

UPDATE: Dog-napping at Cool School for Dogs &#34made up&#34 | TriCities (http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/police_search_for_alleged_dog-nappers_in_johnson_city/39334/ - broken link)