Cumbrian Pair Disqualified from Keeping Equines for a Decade Seven donkeys suffering from lameness were rescued through a joint operation between the RSPCA, The Donkey Sanctuary and Cumbria Police A man and woman from Cumbria have been disqualified from keeping equines following a prosecution brought by the RSPCA. Ivan Ballatyne (DOB 29.02.1944) and Jeannie Winskill (DOB 31.01.1976) both of Southwaite, Carlisle were sentenced at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 January. The pair, who had previously failed to comply with advice from both the RSPCA and The Donkey Sanctuary, pleaded … Continue reading Cumbrian Pair Disqualified from Keeping Equines for a Decade