A father has been left heartbroken after animal wardens seized his son’s “best friend”.

But Styles Furbert of Warwick has been told that he will have ten days to get his two-year-old mixed pitbull terrier Isis overseas.

“I am heartbroken, devastated,” he told The Royal Gazette.

“I have a bitter taste in my mouth because she is such a loving dog.

“It’s sickening really — that’s my son’s dog,” he said. “I got her for him — she’s his best friend.”

The decision comes on the heels of the Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals’ (SPCA) support for a US animal advocacy group which wants to put pressure on the Bermuda Government to amend its laws on pitbull-type dogs.

Bad Rap published a post on Facebook this week calling for a boycott of Bermuda and its businesses in light of “inhumane” laws that allow the seizure and destruction of illegal dogs.

Mr Furbert described Isis as a “playful” and “good dog” and said his son Styles, 3, always looked forward to seeing her at the weekends.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do this weekend,” he said.

“This weekend is going to be heartbreaking again. He’s going to keep asking ‘where is she?’ ”

Mr Furbert came home on Wednesday afternoon to find Isis was missing.

He did not realise she had been seized until he saw the notice left by the wardens.

“No one contacted me — they just came into my house,” he said.

“That’s not right. I would have thought they had to have a warrant.”

Mr Furbert said he immediately rang the animal wardens and after several attempts, he finally spoke to someone who asked him to come in for a meeting yesterday afternoon.

He said he was told he had ten days to get Isis off the island but would have to inform them of the travel arrangements within four days.

A spokeswoman for animal advocacy group Punish the Deed not the Breed Bermuda said they had been working on getting Isis off the island.

“We have secured her placement with an external advocate network off-island and are extremely disheartened and disappointed at the seizures in light of the boycott,” she said.

“We had very much hoped to have welcomed in an amnesty at this stage.”

The SPCA has not made it clear whether it was in favour of a boycott but did remind the public that it takes in and adopts legal pitbulls and does not euthanise illegal pitbulls.

“Thank you Bad Rap for intensifying the need for change to The Dogs Act 1978 to bring an end to senseless euthanasia of illegal dogs which are family- friendly,” said a SPCA post.

The charity has recommended that all breed-specific laws be evaluated from a welfare perspective.

“The Bermuda SPCA is working with and represented on the Government-appointed Canine Committee made up of dog stakeholders who are reviewing the Dog Act 1978 and have made initial recommended changes to the minister,” it continued.

“The SPCA believes that there is a better way to deal with illegal dogs that are seized but found to be spayed/neutered, well cared for, good vet history, well socialised and trained at the same time as large penalties and strict enforcement of those illegally breeding and selling.

And, that allowances for this must be made in the Dog Act.

“It is time to stand together and have Government change the laws.”

Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment, and her technical staff met recently with the Canine Advisory Committee to discuss its report into the matter.