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Two years for stealing a dog! - That was the vicious sentence handed down to animal activist Sarah Whitehead at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday. She was found guilty of removing the beagle from a home in Kent, which accounted for 15 months of her sentence. A previous nine month suspended sentence for rescuing over 100 animals from a pet trade breeder (who later had his licence removed for cruelty) was added. The two other defendants in the same trial, Helen Luff and Michael Greatorex, were found not guilty and discharged from court.

Sarah’s heavy sentence is undoubtedly a result of her involvement with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty. According to the anti-activist political police NETCU, the matter came to light as a result of Operation Achilles (see SchNEWS 616), which saw mass arrests of animal rights activists across the country.

Sarah is also awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to blackmail connected with the SHAC campaign.
Write to her at: Sarah Whitehead VM7684, HMP Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middx TW15 3JZ, United Kingdom

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