“It was a rescue tool, a mobile lifeline that has carried hundreds of animals to safety, to security, and to the start of something new."
A Toronto Humane Society rescue van was stolen on Monday night — on the eve of Giving Tuesday.
The society says is it’s “sad, confused, and above all — heartbroken,” after two people broke into their building at the Queen and River Sts. area and stole their rescue van and “other valuable items essential to our life-saving capacity.”
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“This van was more than just a van,” said the society in a news release. “It was a rescue tool, a mobile lifeline that has carried hundreds of animals to safety, to security, and to the start of something new.
“It was recently there at Toronto’s airport, waiting for a tiny puppy with a broken leg and a senior dog with medical complications.”
A loss this size would hurt anyone. But for a charity which relies on people’s goodwill and generosity. Our safe-living capacity has been cut short and we are left wondering how we’ll respond to the next emergency.💔
— Toronto Humane Society (@THS_tweet) November 29, 2022
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In the meantime, the society says it “must replace the van as soon as possible to address our immediate needs,” and asks anyone to make a donation via www.torontohumanesociety.com/breakin.
The animal shelter stresses “no staff or animals were harmed, and measures have been put in place to protect staff and animal safety for the immediate future.”
