Police are investigating the disappearance of more than a dozen dogs in a saga with complicated plot twists involving the SPCA, an animal rescue charity and a Northland breeder.<\/p>\n
Someone took up to 31 Cavalier King Charles and cavoodle dogs and puppies from a Mangapai property on 6 September for animal welfare reasons.<\/p>\n
Rescue charity HUHA travelled up the North Island and took possession of the dogs in a clandestine handover. HUHA alleges a number of them have major genetic issues from inbreeding and it contacted the owners, police and the SPCA, offering to treat the animals.<\/p>\n
In a social media statement, the dog owner’s family said the animals were stolen while they were in Auckland getting cancer treatment, allegedly by several people in a convoy of utes.<\/p>\n
They took the dogs back from HUHA – but subsequently signed eight over to the charity’s care.<\/p>\n
Checkpoint\u00a0<\/i>has reached out to the property owners for comment.<\/p>\n
HUHA chief executive Carolyn Press McKenzie told\u00a0Checkpoint\u00a0<\/i>when they first spoke to the people who took the dogs, they sounded distressed.<\/p>\n
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