A Florida woman was caught on camera snatching a $2,800 puppy from a pet shop — potentially putting the pooch in grave danger, the store owner said.
The brazen dognapper walked into ওWet Kisses Pet Company in Lake Worth last week asking to look at the precious pup, .
After several minutes pass꧟ed, she hid the whi✤te Pekingese-Maltese mix under her sweatshirt and walked out of the store, the local outlet reported.
“If the puppy gets stressed out in any way and the puppy doesn’t eat and it doesn’t get the supplements that we normally give, it could die,” store owner Susan Minix warned.
“We just want to get it back so it’s safe,” Minix told WPTV. “That’s the most important thing.”
Surveillance images from July 23 show the dognapper wearing a face mask, white baseball hat, light purple sweatshirt and black p🦂ants inside the store.
Since the brazen theft, Wet Kisses Pet Company requires customers to show their driver’s licenses to interact with any furry friends.
Minix is relying on the public and Palm Beach County detectives to return the pup safely since the dog’s microchip does not have tracking abilities.
“It’s an animal. It’s something important to me,” she said.
Anyone with details♔ abou👍t the stolen puppy can call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-8477.
