![A paw is all that thieves left of the statue of Kari, one of two golden retrievers immortalized with owner Hadley Stuart in Broomfield. The statue was taken between Wednesday night and Friday morning. <!--IPTC: [BYLINE1]By 9News [DATELINE2]broomfield [TEXT2RR]The bronze, life-sized statue of Hadley Stuart speaks volumes about the man. Showing him poised with his hand raised to throw a ball to his two golden retrievers, Kari and Kinsey, the statues stood in front of the Aspen Arbor Animal Hospital in Broomfield. "My dad was an animal person," Nan Stuart said. "These were his dogs." Hadley Stuarts' love for animals extended well beyond his two dogs. Throughout his life, he made certain other animals would get the care they needed. "We did a lot with Colorado State University, the veterinary teaching hospital and helped build it and the new animal cancer center, and he believed very strongly in that," Nan Stuart said. Hadley Stuart did so much to help animals that, when he passed away, the community decided to honor him with a statue. Because Stuart and his two dogs were inseparable in life, it was determined that they should be together in the statue. They were inseperable until this week, when someone stole the statue of Kari. The statue was cut just above the paw of the dog and taken sometime between Wednesday night and Friday morning. Nan Stuart wants whoever took the dog to realize they stole more than just a statue. "They stole one of my dogs. It is one thing to take a statue that has no meaning, that is just a generic statue. But this was one of our dogs, and now my father doesn't have his dog." They are offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever took the statue. If you have information that might help in the case, you are asked to contact the Broomfield Police Department. [CREDIT]9News-->](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20111231__20120101_B02_CD01DOGSTATUEp1.jpg "20111231__20120101_B02_CD01DOGSTATUE~p1.JPG")
BROOMFIELD — The bronze, life-size statue of Hadley Stuart speaks volumes about the man.
Showing him poised with his hand raised to throw a ball to his two golden retrievers, Kari and Kinsey, the statues stood in front of the Aspen Arbor Animal Hospital in Broomfield.
“My dad was an animal person,” Nan Stuart said. “These were his dogs.”
Hadley Stuart did so much to help animals that, when he passed away, the community decided to honor him with a statue.
They were inseperable until this week, when someone stole the statue of Kari. The statue was cut just above the paw of the dog and taken between Wednesday night and Friday morning. Nan Stuart wants those responsible to realize they stole more than just a statue.
“They stole one of my dogs. It is one thing to take a statue that has no meaning, that is just a generic statue. But this was one of our dogs, and now my father doesn’t have his dog.”
A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever took the statue.
If you have information that might help in the case, contact the Broomfield Police Department at 303-438-6400.
