Johanna Price crammed 59 dogs into her home to sell illegally

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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