A couple have been disqualified from keeping dogs for five years after it was found they illegally cropped the puppies' ears. The breeders, who amassed tens of thousands of followers online, boasted they were the "UK's leading XL bully kennels" - but it was their social media presence that later got them convicted.
Rory Canny, 30, and Sophie Louise Snell, 31, from Essex, who appear on the BullylairUK Instagram and YouTube channel, were sentenced in court on Friday. The pair bred dogs from their home in Clacton-on-Sea, and shared photos and videos of their "famous" pups with their 33,600 followers on social media.
