Seattle restaurant Vito’s is offering a $1,000 reward for the safe return of a taxidermy cougar mascot that was stolen when the restaurant was broken into over the Thanksgiving weekend.
“This weekend thieves broke into Vito’s and among other things, smashed the glass and STOLE our beloved cougar in the COUGAR ROOM,” the restaurant said in a Facebook post.
Along with the $1,000 cash reward for the safe return of Barbara, the cougar mascot, the restaurant is also offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the people responsible for the theft.
In its Facebook post, the restaurant said it had already been dealing with water damage from a June fire, and that the building is boarded up and inaccessible due to structural damage.
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