I know this post doesn't regard a collie but i have just read this on the academy of dog training and behaviour forum as i am studying with them on a course and i am horrified at what this report reads how people can be so cruel is unreal they deserve to be badly mutilated themselves:

*sad* *sad* *sad* *sad* *sad* *sad*




AN APPEAL FOR A STOLEN GERMAN SHEPHERD FROM KENT

Hi everyone - please cross-post this and spread the word wherever you can:

"Dear Sir / Madam,

Please can you help us find Zeuss / German Shepherd who was stolen from our
property in Maidstone in Kent on the 10th June 2009.

Zeuss is 3 years old, not doctored, very gentle and timid and he is chipped,
but the chip may have moved from its original position on the back of his
neck. Zeuss and his brother were both stolen at the same time, Titan has
been recovered very badly mutilated, with his tail chopped off and left
locked in a barn to die.

It is possible that due to the high level of publicity in Kent that Zeuss
may have been moved or abandoned somewhere in the UK and as a result been
handed in or picked up by a dog warden.

We are offering a reward for help in finding Zeuss and his safe return.

Please can you forward this email and pictures to the dog warden / park
rangers / relevant individuals / local kennels who take in stray dogs.

We would thank you in anticipation of your help and could you please forward
any information that you may have or is passed to you to the following:

Roy@... <http://mc/compose?to=Roy@...>

Mobile number: 07866726425

RIP ZEUSS's TITAN brother RUN FREE LITTLE MAN.............