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Thieves broke in to the Settler's Pond Pet Shelter and stole the big tractor accustomed to feed 350 creatures. Christian Farr reviews. (Released Friday, Apr 18, 2014)

A thievery in a large suburban shelter has put 100s of creatures at risk.

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Your pet shelter houses an array of creatures, for example alpacas, emus and rare tortoises.

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Feeding the creatures around the 60-acre shelter is really a 12-hour daily job, however that the years have been bending with losing the Kubota utility vehicle which was stolen from the barn around the property.

Now, shelter owner Aircolina Jonota and her group of volunteers have to perform the work manually.

"We'd place a 100 gallon water inside ... now we are transporting containers, running hoses. It will be a very long time prior to getting another Kubota, " shelter owner Aircolina Jonota stated. "They'd bolt blades they cut the lock off and also the chain, and opened up the doorway, went in and stole the Kubota."

Jonota states Settler's Pond is exclusive since it rescues exotic creatures, however their mission is at risk of veering off course.

"It will likely be challenging for a lengthy while, " Jonota stated.

Jonota states another tractor seemed to be stolen 5 years ago. Changing it'll cost you $17Thousand, money they are saying they do not have.