petnapping

/ˈpɛtˌnæpɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of stealing someone's pet.
    • She started a campaign to raise awareness about petnapping.
    • The law now imposes stricter penalties for petnapping.
    • Petnapping has become a serious problem in some cities.
Synonyms
verb
  1. Present participle of petnap; stealing a pet.
    • The video shows someone petnapping a parrot from its cage.
    • The thief was caught petnapping a neighbor's cat.
    • They were petnapping dogs to sell them online.