Heartless puppy farmers who "bred a dog to death" and sold puppies on Gumtree have been dealt a 10-year ban. But some are dismayed that Samuel Ronald Hessin, 49, and his son Samuel Arthur Hessin, 22, were not banned from keeping animals for the rest of their lives.
The pair, of Balnamoon, Crossroads, Moray, Scotland, kept 56 dogs, which were a mix of Staffies and Labradors, in filthy conditions. Vets found the animals suffering from respiratory and eye infections and eating food contaminated with faeces after a raid was carried out in September 2019.
Two of the dogs rescued were pregnant, but one died during labour, which was believed to be her third pregnancy in a year. The litters meant animal rescue workers were caring for 78 dogs in total.
