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Carlisle man jailed for stealing and killing pet ferrets
Overview
Axel Read, 24, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of five offences, including causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, following the theft and death of his neighbour's two pet ferrets in Carlisle. Read broke into Laice Cleough's property on 1 August 2024 and stole the pets, which were subsequently killed by dogs. He was also convicted of making threats to destroy the victim's car and home, and received a three-year restraining order.
Key points
- Axel Read was sentenced to 15 months in prison at Carlisle Crown Court.
- Read stole two pet ferrets, named Pumpkin and Latte, from his neighbour Laice Cleough on 1 August 2024.
- The ferrets were killed by dogs after being removed from their enclosure, with one found in a nearby bin.
- Read was convicted of five offences, including causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and making threats to destroy the victim's car and home.
- The judge imposed a three-year restraining order preventing Read from contacting the victim or entering a specific residential Carlisle road.