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23
February 2007
Ricky
Gervais Gives Reward For
Lost Dog
Ricky
Gervais
faces a bill for
£650 after his
neighbour's missing dog
was found in Portsmouth,
Hampshire.
Elsa,
a Staffordshire Bull
Terrier, went missing in
Russell Square, London,
in January and local
resident Gervais saw
posters appealing for
information.
Lisa
Murray, who owns the
missing dog, said
Gervais had offered to
increase her reward
offer from £350 to
£1,000.
She
said: "I am ecstatic to
have Elsa back. I can't
thank Ricky enough for
his help in finding
her."
The
dog was apparently
bought in north London
and then taken to the
south coast before the
purchaser saw publicity
surrounding the
loss.
Ms
Murray said: "I was sent
an e-mail saying they
might have Elsa but we
couldn't be sure until
her microchip was
checked this morning.
Once that was confirmed
I was over the moon. She
looks happy and healthy,
it's a real happy
ending."
London
has seen a sharp rise in
thefts of bull terriers
in the last
year.
According
to the Metropolitan
Police, 417 dogs were
kidnapped in 2005/2006,
up 74% from the previous
year.
More
than half of the dogs
taken were Staffordshire
Bull Terriers, with many
taken as
puppies.
Police
believe some of the
animals are being used
to guard "criminal
assets".
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