Banned owl sanctuary founder stripped of OBE
PA MediaThe founder of an owl sanctuary who was banned from keeping birds is to be stripped of his OBE.
Paul Rose, of Walney, who ran Barrow Owl Sanctuary in Cumbria, was given a 20-week jail sentence suspended for two years and placed on a curfew for a month last year, after he admitted a string of offences involving birds.
Police and the RSPCA raided the sanctuary in March 2022 and found two tawny owls with neurological problems and a barn owl with a fractured wing, which all had to be euthanised.
A notice published on Thursday confirmed the King's decision to cancel the honour awarded in December 2001.
Rose, had admitted two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and one offence of failing to ensure the welfare of an animal.
He also admitted displaying an animal without a certificate.
An order was imposed to ban Rose from owning birds, keeping or participating in keeping birds and transporting them, among other restrictions.
The ban was valid for five years and a further restriction meant Rose could not apply to have it lifted before it expired.
