are more than just property. duncan kennedy, bbc news. i'm joined now by chris sherwood, the chief executive of the rspca. thank you for talking to us. i'm sure you welcome this news because when a pet is stolen we are talking an emotional impact that probably and often goes way beyond an inanimate possession being stolen. absolutely. we really welcome the report from the pet theft task force. this is a really big task force. this is a really big task force across government involving notjust government departments but also the police and taking evidence from us in the animal welfare sector. and seeing this new pet adoption offence is to be welcomed. 0ur pets are more than just objects. we treat pets as we would treat someone stealing a microwave. they are sentient beings and we are pleased to see the focus on the