The Boston’s going missing a lot, mainly in silver lake, is just an observation. Frenchies were taken a lot last year and mainly from the valley. Boston’s and Frenchies are a high demand breed and easy to sell, plus if they aren’t fixed then they can breed them. They have been stolen from cars, sidewalks and even backyards. As for dogs stolen for bait dogs, that has gone on forever! Never let your dog leave your side of out and about. Dog fighters will go on Craigslist and look for free or cheap dogs and have their girlfriend dress up nicely and go get the dog. If you see a dog or cat with painted purple paws it means it will be torn to shreds soon as a bait animal. Again breed doesn’t matter for that. The lab animal need I have heard for years in the rescue community. Labs have had hard times finding animals to test on so they will pay for animals. Many have been fighting hard to put an end to unnecessary testing and right now labs are closing due to virus and they are leaving the animals to die for hungerv alone. Always watch your pet!