A woman has been fined after admitting selling dogs illegally.
Virginia Nelson, of Fellbeck View, Hallbankgate, Brampton, admitted failing to be licenced for the activity of selling animals as pets in the course of a business.
She was fined £140 by Carlisle magistrates, ordered to pay £2,500 costs and a £56 surcharge, and was disqualified from dealing in animals for three years.
Investigations into Nelson started in August 2022, following a report of the sale of a six-year-old dog, which was advertised as a one-year-old.
The buyer also reported that the dog had ear and skin infections. A vet later concluded that the animal could have avoided unnecessary suffering with timely vet treatment.
A separate report was made after Nelson sold a five-week-old puppy that was too young to be away from its mother and did not have the appropriate vaccinations.
This activity is a breach of Lucy’s Law, legislation which prohibits the sale of animals without a licence.
