Emotional support puppies stolen from 12-year-old boy relying on them to overcome bullying

ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) - A mother is begging whoever stole her son’s emotional support dogs to bring them back to her Stone Mountain, Georgia, home.

She got the husky puppies for her 12-year-old to help him get through being bullied at school.

“At the end of October, he was actually bullied by several boys in the school bathroom on a scheduled bathroom break. He was actually beaten, fly kicked, punched in the head,” said Dawn Anderson.

Sulaiman Anderson, 12, ended up in the hospital with a severe concussion from his injuries.

“It’s very difficult just to watch him just not be happy and to lose interest in some of his favorite things,” said Dawn Anderson.

That’s when Anderson came up with the idea to get emotional support dogs.

“They were beautiful, blue-eyed huskies,” she said.

“It just feels a certain way when you have a dog and it loves you and it’s happy to see you. It jumps up. It’s always happy,” said Sulaiman.

Samia and Rukiyya instantly connected with Sulaiman.

“They really helped me get through certain things that were hard for me in life,” said Sulaiman.

But then things got hard again.

“We opened the door after just sweeping and mopping and wiping down their enclosures, and they were gone,” said Dawn Anderson.

Someone stole the huskies.

“It’s actually been affecting my mental health. I’ve just been thinking about them. It’s been affecting my sleep. The way I eat,” said Sulaiman.

Dawn Anderson filed a report with DeKalb County Police and is begging people to look at for the dogs.

“I’m asking for the return of the puppies simply because he doesn’t want any new puppy; he wants the dogs he had that he built an emotional bond with,” she said.

“How somebody would take somebody else’s happiness away from them … I think it’s really wrong,” said Sulaiman.

Dawn Anderson says if someone drops the dogs back on her porch, no questions will be asked.