The incident occurred at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, near Milnthorpe, on Saturday evening, after its Summer markets earlier in the day. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis thanked Cumbria Police, South Lakes Police Teams and the Canine Unit for their 'fast and professional' response. A Lakeland Wildlife Oasis spokesman the money 'would have been spent to feed our animals'. "Luckily, with our state of the art security system and the fast response from the police force, officers were on site within 10 minutes of the situation arising, and the pair were soon discovered and placed under arrest," said the spokesman. Cumbria Police has been contacted.