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Caerphilly TS brings welfare case


A Caerphilly man has been fined after pleading guilty to animal welfare offences

Richard Young

Posted 01 March 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Animal Health and Welfare|Wales


UPDATES: A Caerphilly man has been fined and banned from keeping animals after Trading Standards uncovered severely overcrowded and neglected dogs, prompting a major welfare intervention and veterinary treatment for several animals.

A man who caused unnecessary suffering to his dogs has been fined and banned from keeping animals for five years thanks to action by Caerphilly Council Trading Standards.

When officers executed warrants at the home of Simon Hobbs (46) of Caerphilly in June 2023, accompanied by a vet and officers from Gwent Police, they found six dogs in the kitchen, including three French Bulldogs being k...

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