Image supply, Dog Adventure Company & Paddocks
The festive occasion offers dogs and their house owners an opportunity to fulfill Father Christmas
- Author, Becki Thomas
- Role, BBC News
A charity Christmas occasion for dogs needed to be cancelled after the host business was burgled.
Hundreds of pet house owners had been because of go to the two-day Santa Paws occasion at a canine coaching college close to Lincoln final weekend.
It was known as off after thieves stole items price £12,000.
Business proprietor Steve Breach stated this included presents for the dogs and a Father Christmas swimsuit he was going to put on.
Dog coach Steve Breach stated he was decided to carry the occasion once more subsequent 12 months
The occasion had been because of take place final Saturday and Sunday on the Dog Adventure Company & Paddocks in Doddington.
Mr Breach, a canine coach, stated the burglars have been believed to have struck on Thursday or Friday.
He stated the containers had included presents which had been wrapped up for the dogs.
Festive decorations and the Father Christmas swimsuit Mr Breach was because of put on on the occasion have been additionally taken.
He stated: “They’ve somehow smashed the lock off.
“All the doors are padlocked normally. They’ve smashed the lock and they’ve just yanked the door open.
“About 20 boxes were taken. We had dog collars, harnesses, leads, that kind of stuff for the dogs.”
Mr Breach said he was struggling to understand why anyone steal the goods.
“I’m gutted for the people that come down every single year to have a photo with their dog for Christmas.”, he said.
“I feel very low. I want to make up for it and I just don’t know how.”
Mr Breach has run the occasion, which raises money for a number of charities, for seven years.
His prospects arrange a fundraising web page to attempt to recuperate a number of the prices misplaced and he stated he was decided to carry the occasion once more subsequent 12 months.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police stated: “We acquired a report of a housebreaking on the Dog Adventure Company & Paddocks on Lincoln Road, Doddington.
“This was believed to have occurred between 14 and 15 December.
“Several objects, together with canine harnesses, collars and leads have been reportedly stolen from the premises.
“A field of Christmas decorations was additionally reported stolen,” the spokesperson added.
