Man charged following theft of eight collie puppies

A 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the
theft of eight puppies from a farm in East Lothian.

The five-week-old Border collies who had yet to be chipped were taken between Friday night and Saturday morning but following an investigation officers managed to track them down and reunite them with their mother.

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We can confirm that
following enquiry into the theft of eight Collie puppies from Gifford, East
Lothian, and their subsequent safe return, the officers that found them have
now traced and charged a 59-year-old man for the theft and a report is being
sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”