A woman has been fined and banned from keeping dogs after videos emerged from her dog boarding business.
Amanda Le Bretton, 55, ran Home from Home Dog Retreat at her home in Ellesmere Port before videos from her business surfaced on social media last summer, showing her hitting and kicking dogs entrusted into her care. Le Bretton, who now lives overseas, lost her dog licence shortly after the videos emerged.
In one of multiple videos seen by the ECHO, Le Bretton can be seen picking up a dog, called Lou Lou, by its neck, causing it to squeal repeatedly. Lou Lou's owner told the ECHO she "couldn't even cry" out of shock when she watched the video.
