Pet detective slams stab threat and dog deaths hoax callers

APerth shire pet detective has slammed sick hoax callers who phoned her pretending missing dogs had been killed and then threatened to stab her.

Katie M cC and lessThomas, who runs Missing Pets, Perth and Kinross Scotland, received calls from a person who told her that a missing dog had been run over and killed.

When the caller was made aware that Katie was not the owner of the missing pet, they threatened to stab her.

Katie’s website helps owners trace their missing animals through a large community on social media as well as offering advice and support.

She said: “I’m lost for words that someone could be so vile and disgusting.

“Last weekend I had two quite nasty prank calls regarding a missing dog who I think was from the same person.

“I knew something wasn’t right with the first phone call and, when they clicked I wasn’t the owner, I was threatened with getting stabbed.

“The second time someone called saying the dog which we were looking for had been run over, when we knew 100% that wasn’t true.

“I have no idea why someone would want to do this. I’m hearing of more owners getting prank calls but I don’t know if they have been to the same extreme as the ones I received.”

Katie, who also runs Dog Friendly Perthshire, said it wasn’t the first time she had received such calls but believed the previous cranks hadn’ t been as vicious as the recent incidents.

She said: “I was just pretty shocked to be honest.

“I’ve received prank calls before but not quite on this level.

“I would still rather I received them, though, than a family who is going through an upsetting time as it is.”

Katie, who has her own dog, Baxter, said she would be contacting the police regarding the crank calls.

However, she was also perplexed as the numbers came from different states in America – New York and New Mexico – but the caller sounded English, possibly with a London accent.

She is also wary that the calls may be part of a scam that if the receiver returns the call they are automatically charged “a small fortune”.

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I’m lost for words that someone could be so vile and disgusting

SICKENED: Katie McCandless-Thomas, with her dog Baxter, has received hoax calls. Picture by Steve MacDougall.