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| A dog owner has asked for help to be reunited with her miniature chihuahua after a seagull took it from a garden in Devon. | A dog owner has asked for help to be reunited with her miniature chihuahua after a seagull took it from a garden in Devon. |
| Becca Hill, 24, from Paignton, has appealed for information about four-year-old Gizmo, who was carried away on Sunday afternoon. | Becca Hill, 24, from Paignton, has appealed for information about four-year-old Gizmo, who was carried away on Sunday afternoon. |
| She told the Devon Live website: “My partner was in the garden putting the washing out at the time and suddenly he saw it swoop down. It carried Gizmo a fair way as we couldn’t see him any more. I have no idea if he was dropped or where he is now.” | She told the Devon Live website: “My partner was in the garden putting the washing out at the time and suddenly he saw it swoop down. It carried Gizmo a fair way as we couldn’t see him any more. I have no idea if he was dropped or where he is now.” |
| Hill also wrote on Facebook: “Please, please, please, anyone finds a chihuahua he’s mine, a seagull took him from my garden.” | Hill also wrote on Facebook: “Please, please, please, anyone finds a chihuahua he’s mine, a seagull took him from my garden.” |
| She said her six-year-old daughter was upset and missing the dog but did not witness Gizmo being taken away. | She said her six-year-old daughter was upset and missing the dog but did not witness Gizmo being taken away. |
| Hill posted an update on Facebook today, saying: “My baby is still missing. Doesn’t feel right not waking up to him licking my face.” | |
| The chihuahua is brown and white and its breed only grows to about 23 cm (9 in) tall. | |
| Hill, who owns three chihuahuas, said she had heard reports of seagulls snatching dogs but never expected it to happen to her. | Hill, who owns three chihuahuas, said she had heard reports of seagulls snatching dogs but never expected it to happen to her. |
| Several people are helping with the search and anyone with information is asked to call 07774 724797. The search resumed on Monday with leaflets distributed in the local area. | |
| UAV Lost Dog Search & Rescue, a local organisation, has urged households to check their gardens, rooftops, trees and hedges. | |
| It wrote on Facebook: “Sadly still missing. Anyone who lives in the surrounding areas in Paignton please can you keep your eyes open.” | |
| In an earlier statement, the group said there were false rumours circulating on social media that Gizmo had been found and also advised people not to use a drone to look for the dog. | |
| It added: “For anyone thinking of using a drone to search the area, please be advised that as this is a highly built up residential area this will be breaking the law and any drone user will be liable for prosecution.” | |
| After an appeal was posted on Doglost.co.uk a contributor called Captain said: “A lot of gardens have been checked and cleared along with rooftops, garage roofs and trees.” | After an appeal was posted on Doglost.co.uk a contributor called Captain said: “A lot of gardens have been checked and cleared along with rooftops, garage roofs and trees.” |
| Another contributor, Hasi’smum, wrote: “Apparently he [Gizmo] was taken and flown more or less parallel with the main Marldon Road over the roofs down towards [and maybe further than] Ailescombe Drive.” | Another contributor, Hasi’smum, wrote: “Apparently he [Gizmo] was taken and flown more or less parallel with the main Marldon Road over the roofs down towards [and maybe further than] Ailescombe Drive.” |
| A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said: “This must be extremely upsetting for the dog’s owner. Fortunately these types of incidents are very rare and not typical gull behaviour.” | A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said: “This must be extremely upsetting for the dog’s owner. Fortunately these types of incidents are very rare and not typical gull behaviour.” |
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