A man has been sent to prison for 18 weeks and banned from keeping dogs for his part in a Shropshire illegal dog breeding business.
Dogs were kept in appalling conditions. Pictures from the case as a whole, provided by the RSPCA
Sentencing previously took place for two women as part of this case at an earlier hearing on October 3. Alison Bransby's daughter Kayleigh Bransby, 31, who also lived at the farm, was given an 11-week suspended sentence, with costs of £20,000. The investigation was launched following complaints from members of the public who had bought puppies and dogs from the farm which later became ill.
In her evidence, Kate Parker, the RSPCA inspector who led the investigation, said: “There were wooden sheds with stable type doors.
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