A PUPPY was stolen and a dog snatched from a town centre in a 24 hour period.

West Yorkshire Police's Wildlife & Rural Crime Team revealed yesterday at 2.25pm that two dogs had been stolen.

A Boxer Staffie (Bullboxer Staff) was snatched from Halifax town centre and is still missing.

If you have any information that could help police, or see the dog, you should ring 101, or use the contact options on the West Yorkshire Police website.

You should quote crime reference number: 13210379521.

The other dog, a nine-month old Japanese Akita, was taken in the Seacroft area.

But it was recovered shortly after by the owner.

The Wildlife & Rural Crime Team also dealt with a number of other issues.

This included: 11 dog-related incidents (such as bites and loose dogs), four loose farm animals and one loose horse.

There were also three incidents described as "other".

A spokesperson for the team said: "As always there may have been things that have been reported direct to local wildlife officers that may not be included on this report."