THE trustees of an animal sanctuary that was left vandalised after a burglary state they do not feel safe and wish to transfer.
Cops were contacted us to Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary on Houndsfield Lane on October 26 at around 9 am as volunteers discovered pens ripped apart and animals missing out on.
The robbery, which had actually happened overnight, likewise left pens large open and Perspex glass smashed.
Thankfully, a lot of animals lay however 3 felines– Dusty who is greatly pregnant and Klaus and Fitz, were missing out on.
Fortunately, Dusty has actually now been discovered however Klaus and Fritz are still missing out on.
Lisa Hunt, creator of the sanctuary together with trustee Dawn Simmonds invested the night of October 26 camped in their automobiles at Fur and Feathers to make certain the location was protected.
Fritz is still missing out on. ( Image: Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary.)
Karen Dods, among 6 trustees for the sanctuary, stated the burglary has actually made the group feel hazardous and they wish to discover a brand-new area for the charity,.
” We have no mains electrical power, no Wi-Fi and we are down a nation lane,” stated Karen.
” We wish to discover a brand-new area as we simply do not feel safe here.
Klaus is likewise still missing out on. ( Image: Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary.)
” Even with the night volunteers, it’s not good for them as it’s pitch black.
” The perfect circumstance would be to purchase some land ourselves with mains electrical power as we just rent the land we are on at the minute.
” If we do continue it will be someplace various.”.
Karen stated everybody is still shell-shocked following the robbery and it has actually been a ‘really psychological time’,.
” This year was going to be our celebratory year for our 10th anniversary, and we acquired signed up charity status in April which has actually opened numerous doors for us.
” The felines that are still missing out on are microchipped and have actually been flagged as missing out on.
” A great deal of the other felines had a little bit of a perambulate and remained in various pens and among them had actually entered into the stables as the ponies were likewise roaming around the backyard.
A great deal of damage has actually been triggered to the sanctuary. ( Image: Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary.)
” Whoever did it went directly to where the felines were and didn’t touch our pig pen.”.
Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary is totally run by volunteers and relies entirely on contributions.
The charity established a fundraising appeal on Facebook on Wednesday, October 26 to assist fix damage and put a call out for individuals to assist.
Countless pounds have actually been raised and the neighborhood has actually gathered to aid with tradespersons providing their time to fix the damage.
” We have actually been blown away by the assistance we got, it restores your faith a bit,” included Karen.
” We are just small compared to a great deal of sanctuaries and even other rescue centres have actually used to rehome animals however fortunately it hasn’t concern that.”.
A representative for West Mercia Cops verified cops were contacted us to reports of a break-in.
” Officers addressed discover that animals had actually been launched from their cages and there was some home damage,” stated the representative.
” A forensic group has actually gone to the website and cops queries are continuous. “.
Anybody with any info is asked to email PC Stuart Head of the Safer Area Group, Alvechurch and Wythall at [email protected] or call the group on 01527 586205.
To contribute to the sanctuary’s appeal, visit their Facebook page.
