Outline
Message circulating via social media posts and the blogosphere warns dog owners that a dog fighting gang is stealing dogs from households around Goole, Yorkshire and other areas of the UK. According to the posts, gang members are marking houses where dogs live with coloured stickers so that the dogs can be later stolen.
Brief Analysis
The claims in the message remained unsubstantiated and are almost certainly untrue. The message is nothing more than a mutated version of an earlier warning that claimed that such a dog stealing ring was operating in Perth, Western Australia. Humberside Police have issued a statement denying any knowledge of such crimes. There is no credible evidence to support the claims in the warning.
Example
IMPORTANT… MUST READ! PLEASE SHARE THIS. Any dog owners beware, leaflet droppers or anyone walking around housing estates. Keep your eye out for small colored STICKERS on gates or doors, gangs are marking how many dogs live there to steal and they are using them for DOG BAIT FOR FIGHTING. Ring the police immediately if you see any and inform the home owners. Remove the stickers immediately! Red stickers are for big dogs Yellow for medium and Pink for small breeds. Please re-share and keep your dogs safe!
This is already happening in the Goole Yorkshire area, UK and could be spreading across the country. This is disgusting!
Original Source : https://www.hoax-slayer.com/goole-yorkshire-dog-fighting-stickers-hoax.shtml