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Unlicensed dog breeders prosecuted


A Welsh mother and daughters have been prosecuted for unlicensed dog breeding

Paul Evans

Posted 12 July 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Animal Health and Welfare|Wales


UPDATES: A mother and two daughters from Fochriw who bred dogs without a licence, rearing at least 27 litters over a 2-year period, have been sentenced for unlicensed dog breeding under the Animal Welfare Act 2006....

A mother and two daughters from Fochriw who bred dogs without a licence, rearing at least 27 litters over a 2-year period, have been sentenced for unlicensed dog breeding under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Julie Pearce (aged 57), Rosalie Pearce (aged 33) and Kaylie Adams (aged 24) of Glyn Terrace, Fochriw, Bargoed pled guilty on 24th April 23 and were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on 1...

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