FIVE days ago, male and female pitbulls Poppy and Bhoris were stolen from the yard of their owners, husband and wife Tsholofelo Mosala (25) and Mfundo Sithole (29) in Krombek Street, Birch Acres.
The pups are eight months old and moved into their new home in April at six weeks.
“We bought the house in April and at the same time we bought the dogs. I feel like someone came in and stole my kids,” said mother of two Mosala.
The family of four went to bed on Friday night after feeding their pets, not knowing that was the last time they would be seeing them.
“I woke up on Saturday morning and went to work. My husband then called to say he couldn’t find the dogs. I told him to look in the house but still nothing. We are new to the neighbourhood and don’t know where to start looking,” she added.
Poppy and Bhoris were stolen in the early hours of Saturday morning, October 22, according to a security guard who saw the alleged suspect carrying the white male pitbull Bhoris, while dragging the black female pup, Poppy.
Behind their home is an open stretch of veld and not far from that is an informal settlement behind Mooifontein Cemetery. This is where the security guard spotted the dogs with the thief.
Sithole went to the informal settlement to investigate but to no avail. “No one would talk, they would literally ignore him or run away,” she said.
The two have a son (8) and a daughter (4).
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“Our son was away over the weekend and I had to explain to him that their best friends were gone. Our daughter was with me that very morning when I started looking for the dogs. They are very hurt by the situation, just as hurt as my wife was when I told her the news on Saturday morning when she was at work.
Sithole said they had not thought of going to the police following a previous incident they had where police failed to assist.
A few weeks ago Mosala said they suspected Bhoris had been poisoned. “He seemed a bit weak and there was a white slimy substance coming from his mouth. We gave him something and he regained his strength,” she said.
Two bags were recovered in the yard containing a substance that appeared to be offal. In the one bag was stale offal and the other fresh, which Mosala thinks was used to lure the canines.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the two pups may contact Mosala or Sithole on 071-891-4889 or 073-463-1015.
A reward will be given for information that leads to finding the pitbulls.
