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When you have looked and thought please write to the individuals as suggested on the video.
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Haverfordwest magistrates have fined a Moylegrove man £750 with costs of £1,265.25 for breeding dogs without a licence.
The court heard that Animal Welfare officers from Pembrokeshire County Council and a Vet visited Foel Hendre, the home of Howell Davies, on 24th September 2007 with a Magistrates warrant.
They found 20 adult dogs, 5 maiden bitches and three litters of puppies at the premises.
Mr Davies appeared before magistrates on Wednesday (20th February) and pleaded guilty to a charge of unlicensed dog breeding.
As well as the fine and costs, magistrates added a surcharge of £15 to be paid towards the victims of the crime and witnesses, making a total payable of £2,030.25, which was ordered to be paid within 28 days.
The court also heard that following the visit, Mr Davies expressed a willingness to become licensed and undertook the necessary work required.
Nigel Watts, Trading Standards and Animal Welfare Manager, said: "We are actively looking for unlicensed dog breeders within Pembrokeshire as West Wales has a bad reputation for this trade.
"Unfortunately this is mainly caused by unlicensed breeders who often do not reach the standards we require for licensed premises."
Mr Davies is now licensed by Pembrokeshire County Council to operate a dog breeding establishment.
This licence currently costs £140 and applications and advice are welcomed by the Animal Welfare team on 01437 764551.
5:03pm Friday 22nd February 2008
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Prison sentence for puppy tradersA couple were sentenced today at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud following an investigation into a puppy farm by North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards. David John Thomas, 46, of Armthorpe, Doncaster and Dagmar Verity Blick, 24, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, sold puppies from Misterton Carr Farm, Misterton, Nottinghamshire, through a website called "Puppy Paradise" and from small ads in newspapers.Thomas was sentenced to 18mths imprisonment, to run consecutively to an existing 6mths suspended sentence, and Blick was sentenced to 9mths, suspended for 18mths, and 60 hours unpaid community work. The Judge also directed that a Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation investigation be conducted in respect of Thomas. North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards and Regulatory Services began investigating the business after complaints were received from consumers about fake pedigree certificates, non-pedigree and sick puppies. Following a warrant executed at the couple's business premises in May 2006, offences were found to have been committed throughout the Yorkshire and Humberside region. Some consumers paid up to £900 for puppies they believed would be pedigree and supplied with pedigree certificates. A computer seized from the couple revealed the same pedigree certificate had been used for four separate puppies of three different breeds, including a Chihuahua, a Boxer and two Labradors. Other certificates revealed bitches had allegedly given birth to two litters within 15 days of each other. In another case, the same certificates were supplied for puppies born between November 2005 and January 2006. North Yorkshire County Councillor Clare Wood, Executive Member for Trading Standards and Regulatory Services, said: "This was a deliberate fraud aimed at consumers who wanted pedigree dogs to show and breed from. Rogue traders must be aware that we will take strong enforcement action against them if they target North Yorkshire consumers." In sentencing, Mr Recorder Hedworth QC said the defendants had carried out "a deliberate fraud, which cannot and will not be tolerated". He also stated the enterprise had resulted in "substantial financial benefit, which would have continued without trading standards intervention." Ends
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Mar 16 2008 By Steve Dinneen
A CALLOUS puppy farmer has dodged an immediate ban on selling sick dogs.
Liz Baird faced court after a flood of complaints about the health of the pups she sells from Hillbank Kennels near Hurlford, Ayrshire.
But she was granted a week's extension to defend her business, although Kilmarnock sheriff Iona McDonald warned she was likely to impose a ban on Tuesday. The sheriff said Baird's dogs must be "fit and healthy for a period of four weeks following purchase".
We have received almost 70 complaints about Baird - dubbed Cruella the Vile - from angry customers who bought sick or dying pups.
The legal action was brought by East Ayrshire Council trading standards.
Baird told the court: "I'm a reputable dealer. There isn't a breeder in the country who hasn't had some pups that are ill or die.
"If a cow dies in a field nobody has a go at the farmer. It's just a part of the industry I'm in."
Tuesday's hearing will also decide whether action will be taken over allegedly misleading adverts and bounced cheques written by Baird. She also faces a criminal trial over claims made in puppy adverts.
Mar 9 2008 By Billy Paterson
Exclusive Dog Dealer In The Dock
A PUPPY farmer is facing more than 50 claims that she conned customers with dying dogs after being exposed by the Sunday Mail.
Liz Baird appeared in court last week after families claimed she deliberately sold them puppies that were terminally ill.
And a flood of heartbroken pet owners have come forward since we revealed how customers paid hundreds of pounds to buy the dogs from Baird.
Hundreds more were spent on vet fees for animals bought from Hillbank Kennels, near Hurlford, Ayrshire.
More than 20 new cases emerged last week - taking the number of complaints to 55.
One of the new customers with horror stories was John Madden, 46, of Renfrew.
He said: "I bought a Cavalier King Charles pup from Baird for our 14-year-old daughter.
"What we didn't know at the time was it had a heart defect. It only lasted 14 weeks before we had to have it put down."
Ann Hodgens, 47, of Stepps, near Glasgow, said: "We bought a Cavalier King Charles puppy from Hillbank for s500. She had an upper respiratory disorder and a temperature. She fell and broke two leg bones.
"We spent s2000 on treatment for her but have not received any compensation from Baird, who told us the dog was registered with the Kennel Club when she wasn't."
Jennifer Thomson, 22, of Kilmarnock, said: "I bought a Cavalier King Charles puppy from Baird for s450.
"She was skin and bone and had a chest infection. I spent over s400 to save my puppy's life.
"I have raised a petition asking for Hillbank to be closed and I have over 300 signatures."
Al ison McMillan, 32, of Hamilton, said: "I bought a Shi Tzu puppy from Baird for my daughter's third birthday.
"A few days later it developed a growth in its tummy which burst.
I only had the pup a week and spent hundreds on vet's bills."
Baird's pastor husband Thomas - attached to the Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church at Johnstone, Renfrewshire - plays an active role in the puppy farm.
Liz Baird, 48, appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday to face two charges of breaching the Trade Descriptions Act.
She is accused of advertising and selling Cavalier King Charles puppies, falsely stating they were registered with the Kennel Club.
In a separate civil action brought before the same court last week, East Ayrshire Council Trading Standards Department are trying to get an enforcement order to stop her selling ill pups.
An East Ayrshire Council spokeswoman said: "We are seeking an enforcement order barring her from engaging in the malpractices that have been complained about."
But Baird claims she does not sell sick dogs.
She said: "The puppies I sell are all in good health. Some are traumatised in transit and can die.
"I never claimed the dogs were registered with the Kennel Club.
They are registered with the Dog Lovers' Association."
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Mar 2 2008 By Billy Paterson
Exclusive Rogue Breeder Faces Court For Pocketing Thousands By Selling Dying Dogs As Pets
A PREACHER'S wife is being probed over claims she raked in thousands selling dying puppies as family pets.
Liz Baird breeds shih-tzus and King Charles spaniels at her puppy farm next to husband Pastor Thomas' church.
But she faces court after at least 35 customers complained they were ripped off and left heartbroken.
Little Alana Riddle, five, was devastated when her shih-tzu Pippin died a day after being bought from Baird's Hillbank Kennels near Hurlford, Ayrshire. Her mum and dad - Jill and Colin - splashed out £475 on the pup as a birthday present for the youngster.
Jill, 35, of Glasgow, said: "He was really unwell when we got him home, just lying and whining all the time.
"The next morning we took him to the vet who treated him for dehydration but he got worse. As we were driving back to the vet, Pippin died in Colin's arms."
The Riddles bought another pup, Milo, from a different breeder and contacted Baird to complain.
She agreed to a refund but the cheque bounced.
Jessie Clark, 52, of Perth, is £900 out of pocket after she and friend Mary Meldrum bought two King Charles pups from Baird.
Jessie said: "They became sick and we took them to the vet who explained that one had an upper respiratory infection while both had ear mites."
The dogs' conditions worsened so Jessie returned them to Baird - whose refund cheque again bounced.
Jessie said: "She must be stopped from selling sick puppies to unsuspecting people. She is trading in misery."
Baird and her husband, who is attached to the Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church at Johnstone, Renfrewshire, live in a house beside the kennels.
Two years ago Thomas Baird, 49, stood trial at the High Court after a neighbour claimed he threatened to kill her with a gun but he was cleared.
Last week the pastor posed as Baird's brother and told Sunday Mail reporters she was in Ireland.
He dismissed Jessie and the Riddles' complaints as "a witch-hunt" and added: "The puppies I sell are all in good health."
East Ayrshire Council said criminal proceedings were being taken against Baird over allegations that she falsely claimed pups were Kennel Club registered.
The council are also taking civil action to prevent her running a puppy farm.
'She must be stopped selling sick pups..she is trading in misery'
Duped Jessie Clark
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Thirty-six dogs and puppies valued at £15,000 have been stolen from a farm in Carmarthen.Dyfed-Powys Police say some of the puppies stolen from Pengoiallt Farm, Felingwm Uchaf were just a day old when dog snatchers struck on Saturday night.
The dogs were housed in an outbuilding, and used for breeding and sold as pets.
Stolen all together were five Beagle bitches and 23 puppies, two Jack Russell bitches and three puppies, one King Charles Cavalier bitch and two Yorkshire terrier bitches. Farm owner Tegwyn Jones said the theft was devastating.
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Johanna Price, 71, of Boscombe in Bournemouth, kept the dogs, six birds and a cat in cages "stacked-up" in her lounge, bedroom, bathroom and shed. A court heard that the Dorset woman sold some of them for up to £475 each but never allowed anyone into her home. She was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals and of breeding dogs without a licence. Bournemouth Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday that Ms Price fed them scraps of food including a raw chicken carcass and leftovers from Chinese restaurants. A customer reported Ms Price when she saw her swing a dog by its paw. | ||
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