Unlicensed 'pet shop' owner banned from selling pets
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A Dorset man has been banned from selling pets for ten years after unlawfully selling puppies.
David Parsons, 57, was prosecuted by West Dorset District Council for four offences under the Pet Animals Act 1951 - three relating to using premises as a pet shop without a licence, and one offence of selling an animal in a public place.
Parsons, formerly, of formerly of Bankfield House, Pound Lane, Dewlish, was found guilty at Weymouth Magistrates Court on December 21.
He was sentenced at Poole Magistrates Court, being ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work, as well as being £1,500 in costs and £309.60 in compensation.
The court heard that a total of four puppies were sold unlawfully by Parsons between December 14, 2015 and March 4, 2016.
During this time Parsons was already subject to a disqualification from keeping a pet shop license, owing to a previous offence committed in another area.
The court also heard that two of the puppies appeared to have not been vaccinated properly, despite assurances from Parsons that they had been vaccinated.
One of the puppies had to be treated with a six-month course of worming as it was passing large amounts of blood. Another puppy, also sold by Parsons, had to be treated for worms after having bleeding from the gut.
The fourth offence - selling an animal in a public place - related to the sale of a puppy by Parsons which then fell seriously ill and had to be euthanised the day after it was sold.
The council worked with Dorset County Council's trading standards department and the RSPCA to bring Parsons to book.
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