SECURITY WARNING T
SMALL BIRD THEFTS - JUNE 2013
his time last year
we published a security warning
concerning the thefts of the smaller species of birds particularly in relation to Canaries, Finches and Budgerigars. The main type of aviary and bird- house targeted by the thieves were those of the more serious breeder of the specialist exhibition species. Many of the birds had been shown at various events previously and no doubt the owners were traced and the thefts took place.
One common factor to this activity was the unfortunate fact that the thieves were getting clean away generally as the result of poor security. In an effort to combat this organised crime trend we publicised the need for extra vigilance and crime prevention which we feel eventually slowly reduced the number of burglaries committed.
Since those reports went out earlier in 2012 we did however deal with one Budgerigar theft at Doncaster, two thefts of Finches in Dagenham
and Sunderland and four incidents of Canary thefts in Derby, Northampton, Nantwich and Hove.
This number of small bird thefts in the last twelve months is well down to the previous year and so far in 2013 we have received not a single report of any such incident throughout the UK. It is quite easy to beef-up one’s shed security, even by DIY alarm kits available quite cheaply from local retailers, battery operated and simple to install. In addition we would always recommend the added protection of infra-red beams to alert bird keepers that intruders have entered the garden before they even get near to the birds. Vigilance is the key word which together with good security is the only answer to protecting our birds in what generally are vulnerable areas. We must make it more difficult for the thieves and hopefully we will maintain this lower level of crime throughout the coming months.
John Hayward National Theft Register Tel: 01869 325699
Email:
jh@ntr.supanet.com SECURITY WARNING • SECURITY WARNING • SECURITY WARNING • S
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