BREEDER MADE £ 50,000 FROM PUPPIES OBTAINED THROUGH PUPPY FARMS
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BREEDER MADE £ 50,000 FROM PUPPIES OBTAINED THROUGH PUPPY FARMS
Lisa Canning misled customers as to which breeds they were buying and also sold puppies that were farmed
DOG HAS MAJOR SURGERY AFTER SWALLOWING ICE LOLLY STICK DURING HEATWAVE
The dog had found the remains of an ice lolly on the floor and began to munch on it before swallowing the straw
A five year old Shih Tzu was admitted to Grimsby Blue Cross animal hospital for major surgery after swallowing a stick from an ice lolly it found on the floor .
The vets first tried to make the dog regurgitate the stick using an endoscopy but despite being able to see the offending item , they could not remove it .
Tracy Nicholson , Blue Cross vet nurse at Grimsby animal hospital , said : “ We can ’ t blame Amy for trying to keep cool in this hot weather but there are safer ways to do it than gobbling up the remains of a lolly .
“ When she first arrived she was happy and quite pleased with herself but she would have become very poorly and could even have died . Thankfully her owners saw what she did and we were able to save her .”
The dog , named Amy , has since made a full recovery and is back home with her family who are keeping their icy treats away from her .
Amy ’ s owner Zoe Weakley from Cleethorpes said : “ As a nurse myself I knew swallowing the stick whole would not be good for Amy . She is quite a greedy dog and does tend to eat her food in one gulp so I ’ m not completely surprised she did this . “ We will be keeping an even closer eye on her from now on .”
A Welsh dog breeder made £ 50,000 from selling false designer and pedigree dogs that were bred in puppy farms , has been sentenced to a 30-week jail term , suspended for two years .
Cardiff Crown Court heard Lisa Canning , 50 , who ran Barry 4 Small Paws , “ tampered ” with vaccination cards including changing their wording . Furthermore in the absence of appropriate paperwork she simply failed to supply it to her customers .
Many of the animals supplied by Canning were much younger than she had advertised them , breeding them too frequently and when they were too young .
The business was originally based in the Railway Cottages in Barry however Canning moved it to Mount Pleasant Farm , an unlicensed address , and used “ baitadvertising ” for dogs she did not have , in the hope that people interested would buy a different one she did have .
The court heard she “ ran that business in a way that was calculated to defraud the public ”. It was claimed that Canning “ played on the emotions ” of customers , particularly young children with the court adding : “ Almost everyone is vulnerable to the charms of a puppy .”
A suspended sentence was given to Canning , after she admitted four charges of fraud and of one unfair commercial practice .
‘ DEVASTATING ’ DOG THEFTS SOAR BY 169 PERCENT
Dogs in Dyfed-Powys are among the most likely to be stolen in the UK while pooches in South Wales are the safest
Dog theft in Dyfed-Powys soared by 169 percent , making it the second worst in the country behind Lincolnshire , according to new figures .
Dogs in Dyfed-Powys are among the most likely to be stolen in the UK while pooches in South Wales are the safest .
South Wales Police recorded the UK ’ s biggest drop in stolen dogs at 75 percent over the last three years , while Dyfed- Powys ’ s numbers soared by 169 percent to rank the constabulary as the second worst in the country behind Lincolnshire .
The lucrative trend of raiding farms and breeders for pedigree pups has seen handbag dogs such as Chihuahuas and Pugs being among the most sought after by thieves .
Jack Russells were the Dyfed-Powys pet thief ’ s top dog , while in South Wales and Gwent crooks preferred French Bulldogs . The most commonly stolen pedigree across the UK was the Staffordshire Bull Terrier .
The UK average was a 25 percent rise ,
according to data obtained by pet insurer The Insurance Emporium .
The Insurance Emporium chief executive officer Francis Martin said : “ Dog theft is a devastating crime and when it happens all you want to do is get your pet back as soon as possible .
“ We encourage our customers to follow police advice and take simple steps to keep their pets safe . If the worst should happen , report it to both the police and your insurer as many policies nowadays will cover the costs involved with trying to find your pet .”
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