Several area people want to find their missing dogs.
"I hope they're missing," said K.K. Henderson-Kent. "I would hate to think they were stolen."
Kent discovered three of her 11 dogs missing Sunday from her residence on County Road 512.
The two Great Danes, Hartley and Mo, and a Jack Russell Terrier, Puddin', have no history of running away, Kent said.
On Tuesday, she ran an advertisement in the Commonwealth, asking for information about her dogs' whereabouts.
Kent received many calls of commiseration from her friends.
Others called to tell her their animals had also disappeared mysteriously.
One of the callers, Ed Bullard, got up Sunday morning about two weeks ago to discover his white German Shepherd, Rudy, was missing.
Bullard has yet to file a report with the Carroll County Sheriff”s Office. "I don't know what good it would do."
But Kent has filed a report with the Leflore County Sheriff's Department.
She said she finds it aggravating that others don't take time to do the same.
"They won't know to look for them without a report," Kent said.
Meanwhile, authorities haven't really heard about massive numbers of missing pets.
Greenwood Deputy Chief Henry Purnell said he hasn't seen an increase in the number of missing animal reports.
Itta Bena Police Chief Coy Lee Keys has heard rumors that people have taken dogs for illegal dog fights.
Those are just rumors, he said.
Leflore County Undersheriff Jimmy Tindall said the only recent missing-animal report was filed by Kent.
Kim Brown with the Friends of the Greenwood-Leflore Animal Shelter said the Friends want to propose a hotline for lost animals.
The hotline, which must first be approved by the Humane Society of Leflore County's board, would also provide an anonymous source for people to report any illegal dog fighting.
For now, Friends of the Shelter monitor the lost and found ads in the newspaper to look for any patterns in the number of missing animals.
