Vandalism causes charity shop near Kildare border to close 'for foreseeable future'
The person responsible for the damage was removed from the premises by gardaí
A criminal damage incident has caused an animal charity to temporarily close its shop near the Kildare-Offaly border.
My Love Horse Rescue took to social media to display the damage caused to My Lovely Vintage in Edenderry.
The charity explained: “Someone smashed their way through the front window, broke windows at the back and went on to destroy so much inside.
“Items were smashed, things that we had treasured and used as displays for years were ruined, and the whole place was left in an awful state.”
My Lovely Horse Rescue also thanked gardaí for ‘responding, catching the person responsible, removing him from the premises and, most importantly, staying with us until the premises was secured and boarded up’.
‘ANOTHER DEVASTATING BLOW’
However, the charity further said: “We honestly cannot understand why someone would do this.
“We are already working so hard, taking one step forward and what feels like twenty steps backwards.
“This is another devastating blow for our little rescue.”
My Love Horse Rescue also revealed that, as a result of the incident, the shop will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’, while it tries to ‘repair the damage and get everything back up and running’.
Lastly, the charity noted that anyone who wishes to donate to its services can do so by visiting its official Linktree link.