The Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Elizabeth Hart, Bailey's owner
(310)472-5308

November 21st, 2008

Los Angeles, CA - LA’s hottest new website isn’t for a club opening – or an aspiring actor  – it’s www.findbailey.com. Bailey is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who belongs to Elizabeth Hart, a USC grad and Otis fashion design student.  Bailey has been her devoted and beloved constant companion for the last four years until she was recently stolen from Hart’s locked car in a parking structure in Beverly Hills.
 
Hart, who takes Bailey with her everywhere – Chicago, New York, Houston, San Francisco -- is devastated. She immediately put up posters in Beverly Hills offering a $2,000 reward – and sent an e-mail to friends and acquaintances asking them to do the same. The response has been overwhelming – requests poured in for posters – and over 3,000 of them are posted in communities around LA. Hart has become an 11:00 pm regular at the airport post office where she mails packets with posters, tape and ideas for distribution. A second printing of 5,000 additional posters is being circulated.
 
“People’s heartstrings are touched by Bailey’s story,” said Hart. “The outpouring of support from friends – and their friends – rescue groups, vet offices, shelters and other terrific people has been overwhelming. I have received e-mails and requests for posters from people I don't even know."  The largest request was for 200 posters, which was an individual Hart met only through Bailey's situation.
 
Even the police have helped beyond the norm. “The Beverly Hills Police Department has been terrific,” Hart said. “From Lieutenant Garland, the watch commander, to patrolmen on the street.” One motorcycle policeman posted the flyer at roll call so all officers could see it – and Hart received a call the next day from an officer who saw a dog like Bailey at the Agoura shelter. Detectives have also followed up on leads that so far have not led to Bailey’s return.  Other police departments all over LA have joined in the search.
 
“The more people that see Bailey’s photo and know her story, the more likely she will be found and returned to me,” Hart said. “That’s why I created www.findbailey.com.”

Bailey is not the only dog missing this holiday season. A shocking theme is surfacing -- it seems thieves often steal small dogs around the holidays to resell for Christmas gifts. Bailey is the fifth dog stolen in the last month in Beverly Hills alone -- and Hart wants to warn other dog owners of this growing danger. Findbailey.com also provides links to sites that can be of help if your dog has been stolen.
 
"Findbailey.com is a way for anyone – whether they want to help publicize Bailey’s story, volunteer or just find out what’s happening -- to connect with all of us who are working so hard to find Bailey. I am grateful for every single person. The greatest gift you can give is your time – and hundreds of people have done just that. I truly believe that with all of us working together, Bailey will be home soon. And I will be waiting,” Hart said.