Shropshire woman jailed after animals found in 'appalling' conditions on illegal puppy farm

A Shropshire woman has been jailed for running an illegal dog breeding business where animals were kept in appalling conditions.

Alison Bransby, 62, was also disqualified from keeping all animals for life and ordered to pay costs of £44,000, following a prosecution by the RSPCA.

She had pleaded guilty to 17 animal welfare offences relating to 27 dogs, eight puppies, two cats, a horse, a lamb, a terrapin and an African grey parrot. This included one offence of breeding and selling puppies without a licence.