Burnley trader ordered to pay £12k fine after illegally selling dogs
A trader using social media to illegally sell dogs has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs.
Muhammad of Brunswick Street, Burnley, was found guilty of 12 counts of selling animals as pets in the course of a business without a licence, contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, after a trial at Blackburn Magistrates Court. He was fined a total of £8,304 and ordered to pay £4,000 costs and a victim surcharge of £190.He was also banned from dealing in dogs for 10 years.
Further concerns were raised and subsequent investigation of online activity showed Muhammad was selling puppies and offering his dogs for stud at a cost. In a three-month period there was evidence of 13 puppies aged between four months and eight months being sold via Facebook, Instagram and other online sites, all of which were traced back to the defendant.
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