"Dogs are being stolen for a variety of reasons including for ransom, sale, work and to breed from, " he said.

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Lloyds has already initiated the sale process, with a view - according to bankers - to announcing the buyer in the autumn, although for regulatory reasons the sale won't complete till 2013.

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For both foreign and domestic carmakers, the U.S. has become a more attractive place to assemble vehicles for sale in other countries for multiple reasons: currency exchange rates that effectively lowered U.S. labor costs, new free-trade pacts, high quality and available plant capacity.

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The powerful forward is a huge star in his home country and has admitted avoiding the glare of publicity was one of the reasons for him signing a new contract with Sale.

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The Supreme Court left open the door for a law that prohibited the sale generally, with a narrow window for it to be released for specific reasons.

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