Anonymous donors help Humane Society with window repair

Anonymous donors have given the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri almost $300 to help repair a window that was broken during a Wednesday morning burglary at the agency's shelter.

The organization began receiving donations Wednesday after news that someone had broken a window Wednesday and stolen a donation jar that contained roughly $100 in change, an employee said. As of Thursday afternoon, the agency had received $250 in donations.

Around 5:30 a.m., someone attempted to get through one of the windows at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri's shelter at 2536 Boutin Drive, said Requi Salter, who sits on the organization's board of directors. When the burglar was unsuccessful in getting in the window, they broke through a window in the cat room, officials say.

Once inside, the burglar took the organization's donation jar. The alarm went off, and that may have deterred the person or people from taking anything else, Salter said. No animals were harmed.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department is investigating, but no arrests have been made.

Pertinent address:

2536 Boutin Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO