CONVICTED (2022) | illegal dog breeder Ashleigh Price, born 8 January 1997, of 35 Parc Richard, Llwynhendy, near Llanelli SA14 9PF.
Price, a traveller, made tens of thousands of pounds in less than 18 months while claiming benefits. He sold the dogs on the Gumtree and Free Ads websites between April 2020 and November 2021.
In total he sold 10 litters in that period, despite it being illegal to advertise for sale three or more litters in any 12-month period without a dog breeding licence.
The offences came to light when officers from Carmarthenshire Council were tipped off that Price had kennels in his garden, at Parc Richard in Llwynhendy, and visited the property. They checked with both Gumtree and Free Ads and discovered that four accounts had been set up in Price’s name, along with two in his wife Courtney Price’s name. Breeds advertised by the pair included Jack Russells, Labradors, cocker spaniels and West Highland terriers.
Most of the adverts stated the puppies for sale were family pets, and Price pocketed himself between £34,000 and £57,000 in the 16-month period in question.
Price told the court he wanted to make more money due to the fact that he only earned £120 a week in benefits.
He also said that he acted alone in the scheme and that he in fact set up the online accounts that were in both his and his wife’s name, and claimed that some of the dogs were in fact given away to family and friends.
Price claimed that he kept no record of how much the dogs were actually sold for.
Sentencing | fined £500 and ordered to pay costs of £750 and a victim surcharge of £50.
What a load of s..t .fines were ridiculous.benefit wasnt enough should of gone out and got a job.how could anyone afford that kind of wedding aswell on the dole.what was wrong with that judge prople paid is fines on the day.they get away with to much.