After a North Carolina stray dog attempted to “shoplift” the same stuffed purple unicorn from a local store five times, animal control took pity on his plight. An officer decided to buy the $10 toy for the desperate dog before taking him into safe custody. The dog’s determined mission to seek love has since stolen hearts across the globe. Duplin County’s Animal Services Department Head, Joe Newburn, said that the store called on March 21 to report a stray in the parking lot, reports The Charlotte Observer. The dog had ventured inside, and through the entire store toward his target, five times before they locked the doors. “He’d walk in, go to that unicorn and try to get it,” Newburn told the outlet. “Maybe he had a stuffed animal like that in his original home. I don’t know, but he wanted that purple unicorn bad.” When animal control officer of …