A woman from Tunstall who was illegally breeding dogs for commercial gains pleaded guilty on Friday 1 December.

Kirsty Conway of Carlton Avenue, Tunstall, has been charged with offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 section 13 for commercially breeding dogs without a licence.

She has been given a conditional discharge for 24 months and required to pay £1,000 costs.

An investigation took place with several officers from the Public Protection team involved and evidence obtained that the defendant had been running a commercial dog breeding business for which a licence is required.

The defendant had been advertising puppies for sale via social media platforms, charging upwards of £2,000 for the puppies.

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