Mistreatment of animals sees woman given suspended sentence
A woman who has been found guilty of animal mistreatment and sentenced to 24 months in prison suspended for two years and given a lifetime ban from owning animals or applying for licenses involving animals.
Micaela Anderson-Letts, 35, was convicted of 15 offences at Kingston Crown Court on 7th January, 2025, for the mistreatment, neglect, and numerous breaches of the Animal Welfare Act in a case involving over 80 animals. It follows a joint investigation between the City of London Corporation and the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.
In May 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Kingston Council officers and City Corporation animal welfare inspectors visited a house in Kingston Vale. They discovered a shocking scene in the garden, with dead, slaughtered, neglected and suffering animals. They were initially alerted following a complaint about the noise and smell from the property, which led to a multi-agency visit where dogs, pigs and poultry were found in the garden.
As the investigation unfolded, inspectors found that Anderson-Letts was also selling puppies without a licence, illegally importing a large number of puppies, and falsifying pet passports to get puppies into the country. These were serious breaches of the controls in place to protect the UK from infectious diseases including rabies.
Over 80 animals were taken into care by the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames. This included 23 puppies and dogs, with many needing to spend time at quarantine kennels, and most needing veterinary treatment.
All of the animals recovered by the local authority survived and were rehomed, except one small chick.
Dogs Trust assisted the borough by caring for and ultimately rehoming all the puppies and dogs rescued.
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