January 23, 2014 1.13 pm This story is over 130 months old

Safe stolen from Lincoln cat charity

Cat charity burglary: Staff at the Lincoln Cat Care Charity shop are appealing for donations after burglars forced entry and left with a safe and jewellery.

Staff at the Lincoln Cat Care Charity are appealing for donations after burglars forced entry into their shop and left with a safe and jewellery.

On arriving at 8.30am on January 23, staff at the cat rescue shop discovered that the rear door to the property near Gowts Bridge on Lincoln High Street had been forced open.

A safe containing three days worth of takings for their campaign to raise money for their free neutering service had been unbolted from the wall at the back of the shop, and jewellery was also taken from the counter.

Jenny Nevard, the charity secretary, said: “Our shop staff are unpaid volunteers, who work hard to keep the place open. The funds help to keep the charity running, it’s such a heartless thing for someone to do.”

The charity are appealing for support from the local community to donate unwanted belongings, and hope to regain the lost funds.

The Lincoln Cat Care charity currently run a free neutering campaign at a cost of £10,000 per year. You can also like their Facebook page.

Lincolnshire Police are asking anyone with information to contact the 101 number, quoting incident number 54 of January 23, 2014.

Lola is a kitten the Lincoln Cat Care charity are looking to rehome.

Lola is a kitten the Lincoln Cat Care charity are looking to rehome.

Goochi is now recovering from a fractured femur after he was hit by a car. The charity helped him get better.

Goochi is now recovering from a fractured femur after he was hit by a car. The charity helped him get better.