Atlanta puppies stolen from animal shelter, employees say three dogs were taken
Georgia police are investigating the break-in and theft of the puppies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three puppies were stolen from an Atlanta-area animal shelter on early Friday morning.
The incident happened at PAWS Atlanta at around 3 a.m. when employees monitoring security camera footage saw an individual walking around the shelter, followed by a breaking glass sound, according to FOX 5.
Employees went to the shelter and found a smashed window to the back door along with a rock. They also saw crates that were left open.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three dogs were are now missing from the animal shelter, including two puppies and a toy yorkie. The two puppies names are Violet and Emilia.
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The incident happened at PAWS Atlanta at around 3 a.m. when employees monitoring security camera footage saw an individual walking around the shelter, followed by a breaking glass sound, according to FOX 5. (FOX 5)
Employees at the animal shelter said that the individual likely took dogs that were valuable.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Shelter Manager Laura McKelvey said that she "never" would have thought something like this would happen.
"I've been here 15 years and this is something I never thought it would happen," McKelvey said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Violet and Emilia (PAWS Atlanta)
The yorkie that was taken in the incident was about to be adopted, according to McKelvey.
DeKalb County police are investigating the incident.