Three activists from Animal Rising were convicted of stealing lambs from the King's Sandringham Estate. The jury found them guilty of theft after they took the animals, believing the King would have approved of their actions as an environmentalist. Each received a 12-month community order and must pay prosecution costs.
During the trial, the defendants expressed their motivations rooted in animal welfare and environmental concerns. The lambs remain at an undisclosed sanctuary, and the activists maintain their actions were a form of rescue.