Florida couple visiting Arizona searching for stolen dogs

Dogs taken from couple visiting Arizona

The dogs, according to the couple, were taken from a short-term rental that the couple were staying in. Now, the couple is vowing not to leave the state until they get their dogs back. FOX 10's Linda Williams reports.

PHOENIX - A couple visiting Arizona from the East Coast is desperately looking for their pets.

"It's messed up," said Travis Hutchinson. "It's like stealing a child."

The couple said they treat their dogs like their children, even bringing all three with them on vacation to Phoenix. The dogs were reportedly stolen from a short-term rental condo near 12th Street and Dunlap in Phoenix.

According to the couple, they left the short-term rental for 40 minutes. When they returned, they discovered that someone had broken into the back patio via the back door.

Three dogs, including Hutchinson's service animal, were taken.

Travis Hutchinson (Right)

"It's rough. I've had him for, like, five years," said Hutchinson. "[Their names are] Dexter, Da Vinci, and Athena."

The couple has plastered posters around the neighborhood and on social media, but so far, tips have not led them to their dogs. Meanwhile, officials with the short-term rental company say they are providing support, and have been in touch with Hutchinson and the property's owner.

For now, however, the couple, who is visiting from Orlando, says they are desperately searching, and hoping and praying they get their animals back.

"I'm not leaving until I get my animals," said Hutchinson. No use leaving without my animals."

Anyone with information should call (704) 711-9033.