Illegal puppy farm operators avoid ban from owning dogs

A COUPLE who caused unnecessary suffering through an unlicensed puppy farm have avoided an order which would have banned them from keeping dogs.

William Derrick Perriton and Rebecca Heath failed to meet the majority of the needs of dozens of Cane Corso puppies.

When Dorset Council officers and a vet visited their address in Three Legged Cross, it was found that the canines did not have a suitable environment and diet, they were not able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns and they were not protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease.