Police are appealing for information after the theft of a pet dog from a garden in Gurney Slade.

The incident occurred between 6pm on Tuesday 18th November 2008 and 8.30am the next day.

The dog, a black and white collie called 'Dart', was locked in her kennel in the garden of the premises situated in Kingscombe.

The padlock on the kennel had been forced open and it appears bolt-cutters were used.

Hertfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information after a beige lurcher dog was stolen from outside a shop in Little Berkhampstead village on Monday November 17.

It happened at about 1.15pm on Church Road in the village, near Hertford.

The dog's owner, a 21-year-old woman from Hatfield, left the 8-month-old dog tied up outside the village shop.

But, when she returned, the dog had gone.

PC Roy Benney, investigating, said:

The owner of a staffordshire terrier which was killed in a hit and run in Askam-in-Furness last week has spoken out in a bid to find the driver.

Michelle Irving, 35, from Askam, was walking her dog, Lucy, along Duke Street just after midnight on Wednesday 19, November when it was hit by a grey/silver vehicle which failed to stop.

Despite urgent veterinary treatment sadly the four-year-old dog did not survive the collision and Police are appealing for the public's help to try and trace the offender.

The owners of a puppy stolen in a burglary are making an appeal for her to be returned. A reward of unspecified value has been offered. Muffin was stolen after a property was burgled in Appleton.

Between 1.45pm and 4.30pm burglars broke into a house in Eaton Road, Appleton and stole, a Hitachi flat screen television and some jewellery, including a Cartier tank watch, emerald cluster ring, a pearl necklace and some Trifari black and gold costume jewellery, as well as the puppy.

The owner said:

A Golden Eagle from the only breeding pair in the Scottish Borders has been found poisoned.

A joint investigation by Lothian and Borders Police, RSPB Scotland, the Scottish SPCA and the Scottish Executive searched land and property, and discovered some poisoned bait on a grouse moor in the Borders.

A member of the public has come forward offering a reward for information to find the offender who shot a cat in Beanhill, Milton Keynes last week.

The member of the public is offering a £500 reward to anyone who comes forward with any information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the offender.

Margaret Roberts from Chervil, Beanhill, reported the incident to the police on Tuesday 21 October after vet's confirmed that Lukie had been shot with what appears to be an air weapon at close range.

Police have issued an appeal for the public's help to trace a litter of stolen puppies, taken from the Chipping Sodbury area.

The Cocker Spaniel puppies - all 10 weeks old - were taken from Winchcombe Farm, Little Sodbury End sometime between 7-8pm on Thursday November 6.

Taken during the incident were: two brown dogs, a black dog, grey dog and a black bitch.

The mother of the pups remains with the owner who fears the puppies may be at some time, offered for sale.

A farmer who reported his cattle missing is asking for the public's help in finding them.

The two black Aberdeen Angus cattle went missing from the herd of forty at Pamington Court Farm on Sunday November 9. The cattle are between 18 and 20 months old, one male and one female and have yellow tags in both ears.

Anyone who sees the animals is asked to contact Gloucestershire Constabulary on 0845 090 1234 quoting incident number 118 of November 13.

A member of the public has come forward offering a reward for information to find the offender who shot a cat in Beanhill.

The member of the public, who saw the appeal for information on Anglia television, is offering a £500 reward to anyone who comes forward with any information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the offender.

Police are appealing for information after four miniature Shetland ponies were stolen over the weekend from Three Acres, Sandy Lane, Horspath.

They were stolen between 7pm on Saturday (11/10) and 8am on Sunday.

The first pony is called QT (stud book: M98-416 AD0636, passport no: 4645.) QT is a 14-year-old mare. She has brown eyes and is grey in colour. She has a whorl at upper eye level, and no facial markings. She has black hooves, chest whorls, stifle and hip whorls near and offside.

Police are appealing for sightings of suspicious activity or vehicles in the Seadyke Road area of Kirton following the theft of a dog between 6.50am and 11.30am on Tuesday 21 October 2008.

The white and tan Jack Russell cross, named Dexter, was stolen from a secured dog pen in the garden of a property in Seadyke Road.

Police are appealing to people living in or passing through the area who saw suspicious individuals or vehicles to come forward.

Severn Road, Ipswich between 12pm Tuesday 21.10.08 and 8pm Wednesday 22.10.08 a secure rear garden was entered and two dogs stolen from a pen. The dogs are described as two brown, four-month-old pedigree Dachshund dogs valued at about £1500 each.

Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC David Wright at the Ipswich Neighbourhood Response Team on 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for witnesses about the theft of six chickens from a garden in Kidderminster.

The six yellow bantam chickens, worth £100, were taken from two pens in the rear garden of a house in Shrewsbury Road between 5am and 6am yesterday, Wednesday 22nd October.

Also stolen were five young conifer trees in plastic pots, worth a total of £10.

Buttons Green, Cockfield between 6pm 20/10/08 and 12.20pm 22/10/08 Offenders have broken into a field by forcing a gate and stolen nine black and horned sheep.

Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC Anthony De Brito at Sudbury Police on 01284 774100 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for information about the theft of a horse from a field in Cookley, near Kidderminster.

The red leopard appaloosa, called Melanie Rose, was stolen from the field between the A449 and Caunsall Road. It happened between 4pm Tuesday 21st October and 5.30pm Wednesday 22nd October.

The two year old female horse is described as white and brown spotted.