Kevin Bacon the pig stolen from Grounds of Sydney cafe The Grounds
TWO precious "family members" have been stolen from a popular cafe, with a $5000 reward on offer to those with any information.
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HAVE you seen Kevin Bacon?
The much-loved pig named after the famous actor has been stolen from the The Grounds of Alexandria cafe in Sydney, along with a lamb called Bradley.
They were found missing from their pens at 2am today. A social media campaign has been launched to find the animals, and a $5000 reward offered.
"DEAR CUSTOMERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!" read the post on The Grounds Facebook and Twitter pages.
"We at The Grounds take family very seriously, and unfortunately last night two of our family members were taken from us. Kevin and Bradley are loved by all of The Grounds team and we find it unbelievable that people would take him from [us]".
The cafe houses a small animal farm in the large garden surrounding the popular eatery, which regularly has long queues and hour-long waits during peak times.
CCTV footage shows two women and a man stealing the two animals around 1am this morning.
The cafe's management say they were are working with police and are considering releasing the footage of the thieves to find the animals.
"We are currently working with the local authorities for their safe return. We do currently have security footage of the suspects and will be posting this shortly.
"We kindly ask for everyone's help by keeping their eyes and ears open for any information on the return of our family."
Anyone with information should contact police or The Grounds team on (02) 9699 2225.
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