Ebony and Michael Membury made more than £34,000 during their unlicensed activities.
The defendants bred dogs at the family home, and sourced kittens from a relative's farmDorset Council's animal welfare team said Michael and Ebony Membury made more than £34,000 during their unlicensed activities.
Gill Taylor, in charge of health and housing, said the "scale and organisation" of the business showed it was "deliberate, pre-planned, and motivated by financial gain". They purchased puppies and sold them for profit, and later bred them at the family home in Dorchester, sourcing kittens from a relative's farm.
The council said it was later contacted by an "upset" couple who left the house without buying a pet after seeing the conditions they were kept in.They found two litters of cockapoos and dachshunds, ten other dogs in a "very small, confined space" under the stairs, and a dog wearing an anti-bark vibrating collar which had injured its neck.
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