[expat1000]

Its not like dogs are hard to breed so is this a sign that food is becoming scare there?

Street thief mentality. Why breed, which takes a bit of an investment in time and money, when you can steal from somebody else?

[riverrunner]

Yes a lot of crooks work harder at not working.

If they spent the same amount of time doing some thing legitimate they be better off.

But that is not their mentality.