捨てる metal thieves （警察の）手入れ，急襲 vets and throw sick animals out of enclosures to steal the CAGES

• Two blackbirds and six hedgehogs died after the raiders broke into the Leicestershire 野性生物 Hospital and stole 26 cages
• Several 負傷させるd birds also escaped through the 前線 door which had been wedged upon by the robbers
• Staff at the animal hospital said they were 直面するd with a scene of 荒廃 when they showed up for work last Friday

By Tom Goodenough

Published: 15:55 BST, 6 August 2012 | Updated: 17:34 BST, 6 August 2012

Volunteer Julia Simonson pictured with an 負傷させるd swans which was 再度捕まえるd after the 強盗 at the Leicestershire 野性生物 Centre

Ruthless metal thieves left animals for dead after （警察の）手入れ，急襲ing an animal hospital and stealing their cag es to sell for 捨てる.

The heartless thieves took 26 stainless steel and アルミ cages, 価値（がある） up to £30,000, after turfing the sick animals out of them.

Two blackbirds and six hedgehogs died after the raiders broke into the Leicestershire 野性生物 Hospital in Kibworth.

And some of the 負傷させるd birds 存在 扱う／治療するd, 含むing 支持を得ようと努めるd pigeons, collared doves and blackbirds, escaped through the 前線 door which was left wedged open by thieves.

Others, 含むing an 負傷させるd swan, were left wandering around the building.

Staff at the animal hospital said they were 直面するd with a scene of 荒廃 and 破壊 after turning up for work last Friday.

Volunteer Julia Simonson said the thieves had ransacked all six rooms at the hospital and left the 場所／位置 in 混乱.

Julia said: 'I saw sick animals either dead or dying on the 床に打ち倒す. The people who did this ripped the cages off the 塀で囲むs and threw the animals out.

'It was heartbreaking to see all the animals I and other volunteers care for and 養育する just lying there cowering or wandering about 苦しめるd.

'What 肉親，親類d of people can do this to a collection of sick animals? They must be sick themselves.

'Usually, when I arrive at the hospital the animals recognise my car and my 発言する／表明する and all clamour to be fed. When I arrived last Friday it was eerily 静かな.'

Thieves stole 26 stainless steel and アルミ cages, 価値（がある） about £30,000, from the animal 救助（する） centre

Julia Simonson, pictured with a kestrel which thieves 始める，決める 解放する／自由な at the Leicestershire 野性生物 Centre after stealing cages

Hospital 創立者 Angela Downham said it looked like the thieves had used a 先頭 to 引き裂く the 前線 gate off its 地位，任命するs to 伸び（る） 接近 to the 場所／位置.

Angela, 46, said: 'The alarm system tells us that they got in through a window and attacked the main system at 10.02pm on Thursday.

'They 軍隊d the 前線 door and wedged it open, which is how lots of o ur sick animals have wandered out or flown off.'

The 46-year-old 設立するd the charity 24 years ago and opened the hospital 18 months ago after raising £500,000.

Two blackbirds and six hedgehogs died after the raiders broke into the 野性生物 hospital for 負傷させるd animals

She said: 'We had only half-built the hospital as we had run out of money. It is shame as the 十分な 場所／位置 would 含む a flat, which would 供給する a 24-hour 安全 presence.

'This is very 苦しめるing and a real 後退 for us, but it will not stop us. We will have to の近くに the place to new admissions and just look after the animals we have.'

A police 広報担当者 said: 'We are aware of the 出来事/事件 and 控訴，上告 to anyone who has （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） to give us a call.'