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A puppy seller who misled customers has been given a suspended prison sentence
Posted 09 September 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Animal Health and Welfare|West Midlands
UPDATES: A Staffordshire puppy trader who sold around 500 dogs using falsified records and misleading claims has received a suspended prison sentence after customers were left with sick animals and heavy emotional distress.
<p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0">A puppy trader who falsified documents and made misleading claims to his customers has been given a suspended 21-month prison sentence and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work following a prosecution by Staffordshire Trading Standards.</p>
<p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0">Richard Butler (57), of Springfield Farm in Rugely, sou...
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