CONVICTED (2022) | puppy farm dealer Peter John Reynolds, born 19 February 1990, and currently of 61 Sowerby Crescent, Stokesley, Middlesbrough TS9 5EQ
Reynolds, a traveller with a history of conning elderly people alongside his career criminal father, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation after he falsified vaccination records for two puppies sold in early 2020.
Reynolds sold two puppies to different individuals with vaccination cards which were later found to be fake. The first puppy was purchased and became ill so the new owner took them to the vet where it became apparent that the vaccination apparently used by them was not a commonly used type.
The vet also had no record of vaccinating the puppy which quickly raised alarm bells.
The second puppy’s vaccination card showed the name and signature of a vet who did not work at the specified practice.
Reynolds was fined £400 and ordered to pay his victims a total of £199.70 in compensation.