Four puppy farmers who sold sick and dying dogs have been jailed. The gang made £850,000 from their cruel trade, and even stored dead spaniels in their freezer.
The group advertised dogs as 'bred at home' when in reality many were sourced from unlicensed puppy farms in Swindon and Wales. One of the group, Stacey Hayward, had her licence to sell puppies revoked in 2018 due to so many falling ill and her breeder's licence expired later that year.
At least 100 adverts for around 500 puppies were placed between December 2018 and March 2020 across Gumtree, Preloved and Pets4Homes. But many of the puppies fell ill or died, alerting the RSPCA to the scam.
