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Website Launched to Help Dognapping Victim
Website Launched to Help Dognapping Victim
Frank Compton and his kidnapped dog Sandy are getting
some much needed help from some generous people...including
cat lovers!
Aug 20, 2004
Valley Springs, CA (PRWEB) -- "Pay up or the dog's a gonner!"
You might have heard about Frank Compton, the 80-year old
widower living with his beloved 10-year-old Yorkshire terrier,
Sandy, in Rancho Calaveras, California. He and his dog have
lived alone since Frank's wife died four years ago. On July
20th, Sandy vanished. When the dog didn't return by morning,
Frank went around town hanging up fliers asking for help finding
his companion. Later that afternoon, he got a call, but it
wasn't from a friendly citizen trying to help...
The caller, claiming to have his dog, demanded $10,000 for
Sandy's safe return and told him that if he didn't pay up,
his dog was a gonner. Frank couldn't let anything happen to
his beloved pet, so he agreed to meet the caller with the
money. Frank gathered up the $10,000, which was about half
of his life-savings, and met the "dognapper" at the agreed
location. When he arrived, the thug pulled a knife and demanded
the money. Frank was told that his dog was just up the road
waiting for him, so he gave the assailant the money and went
in search of his beloved friend. But Sandy was nowhere to
be found.
Fortunately, the story doesn't end there. Later that day,
Frank heard a door slam outside his house and a minute later,
he heard Sandy's familiar bark in the back yard. Some anonymous
stranger had returned his dog. He doesn't believe that the
"dognapper" ever actually had Sandy.
Since the story broke, with the help of some wonderful people
there has been a website setup to help Frank and Sandy. At
www.franklovessandy.com
you can purchase beautiful "Frank Loves Sandy" items such
as t-shirts, mugs and more. All proceeds go directly to the
Frank Compton Fund at Central Sierra Bank. All of the beautiful
artwork on the products have been donated by some wonderful
artists including the cat lovers at www.tuffkitty.com
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www.tuffkitty.com
"Cat Gifts With Attitude!"
www.franklovessandy.com
Vist the Frank Loves Sandy Store
To Donate Directly:
Frank Compton Fund
Central Sierra Bank
87 Highway
26 Valley Springs, CA 95252
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