Three owners of an illegal puppy farm have been fined a combined £85,000 after being found guilty of animal cruelty-related offences in London.
Council officers in Dagenham found nine dogs including huskies, pit bull terriers - which were being sold as Staffordshire bull terriers - and a French bulldog, all living in “terrible conditions”. This included dogs that were chained up or left in cages so small they were surrounded by their own excrement, while other dogs were kept in a “dirty bathroom”.
