Norfolk Woman Charged with 15 Animal Welfare Offences

A woman has been charged with multiple animal welfare and related offences following an RSPCA-assisted operation in September 2024. Lyz Hall, 46, of Shortthorn Road, Stratton Strawless, faces 15 charges concerning the treatment of animals.

Two charges relate to causing unnecessary suffering to animals and three further charges relate to failing to meet the welfare needs of animals. She also faces four charges linked to invasive non-native species, including the keeping and release or escape of grey squirrels and muntjac deer, as well as a further charge of possessing live wild birds.

A further five charges relate to veterinary medicines and drugs. These include possession of unauthorised veterinary medicines, possession and use of veterinary products without authority, administering an injurious substance to protected animals, and possession of controlled drugs—namely a Class A drug (Oramorph) and a Class C drug (Diazepam).

The charges follow an operation, assisted by the RSPCA, at Hallswood Animal Sanctuary in Stratton Strawless on 16 September 2024, during which animals were seized under Section 18 of the Animal Welfare Act, and relate to more than 300 birds and animals. Lyz Hall is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on 25 August 2026.

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