Vandals ruin fifth Snoopy sculpture
ANOTHER Snoopy on the Dog Trail has been smashed following a spate of vandalism incidents.
The Bore Da Snoppy, located in Dafydd Williams Park, was spotted headless yesterday morning, making it the second Snoopy to be damaged in Caerphilly.
The incident marks this as the fifth sculpture to be damaged, with four statues in south Wales already having to be removed due to vandalism.
The statues are part of the A Dog’s Trail project featuring 40 large Snoopys, and 75 smaller ones scattered across south Wales.
The trail only launched last week – April 8 – and just one day later they started being targeted by vandals.
Two further statues have had to be fenced off due to minor surface damage.
A statement released on Wednesday by the Dogs Trust said it had received “phenomenal support” from the public following the damage and that the repaired Snoopys would be back out on the trail by the end of the Easter holidays.
The statement, posted on Dogs Trust social media, also confirmed two Snoopy sculptures in Cardiff, Barkbour, at Central Library, and Kick the Ball Snoopy, at Queen Street/St John Street, have been fenced off due to minor surface damage.
It read: “Despite the sad news over the weekend about our damaged Snoopy sculptures, the support from the public has been phenomenal and we have loved seeing how much joy A Dog’s Trail is bringing to the community.”
It continued: “The good news is that all damaged sculptures can be repaired and should be back out on the trail by the end of the Easter holidays – which is pawsome!
“If you’re joining us for the trail, you’ll spot that ‘Barkbour’ and ‘Kick the Ball Snoopy’ have been fenced off. Both of these have some minor surface damage so we want to protect them and keep them looking their best until we can carry out repairs, rather than remove them from the trail.”