Warrant issued for arrest of Essex woman who breached ban
An Essex woman who was banned from keeping equines for 20 years, after she neglected a pony in one of the worst cases the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has seen, has been found guilty of breaching her ban.
Sandra Carpenter, from the South Ockendon area of Essex, was found guilty in her absence at Basildon Magistrates Court on Monday 15th October 2007 and a warrant has been issued for her arrest.
| Mrs Carpenter was found guilty in 1993 of causing unnecessary suffering to a pure bred Exmoor pony mare called Annie, a case that shocked the ILPH and the general public alike. Annie was discovered in June 1992 emaciated, barely able to walk, and only a few days from death. Mrs Carpenter was given a 20 year ban and 180 hours community service. Then in a separate case in March 2002, Mrs Carpenter was given a two month prison sentence and a further 10 year ban for causing unnecessary suffering to a grey broodmare. On appeal this was increased to a 12 year ban and a four month suspended prison sentence. On 1st March 2006, ILPH Field Officer Michael Smith found Sandra Carpenter in breach of her ban again in the Billericay area of Essex, where she was keeping a horse and pony. He immediately contacted the RSPCA who caught Sandra Carpenter two days later in control of an equine without supervision and thereby breaching her ban. |  |
"I will never forget the day in 2001 when I was shown a photograph of Annie. In my 6 years with the ILPH it is the worst case I have seen where the equine has recovered. Sandra Carpenter has repeatedly flouted her ban and I hope this will finally be a lesson to her."
ILPH Annie made a full recovery and was happily rehomed through the ILPH loan scheme as a companion pony.
Anyone who is concerned about the welfare of a horse or pony can call the ILPH welfare line in confidence on: 0870 871 1927
Added on: 22/11/07.
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