Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter An illegal dog breeder who made more than £30,000 selling puppies has walked free from court.
Lisa Walker sold French bulldogs and Cockapoos for up to £2,800 a puppy after advertising them online during lockdown when the price of dogs doubled due to the high demand for new pets.
The mum-of-five, however, didn't have a licence and gave the "false impression" she had a legitimate business, the Liverpool Echo reports.
While the 42-year-old was prosecuted by the charity Animal Protection Services, after it investigated the unlicensed sale of puppies in Wirral, Liverpool Crown Court heard there was no suggestion whatsoever of any cruelty by Walker towards any
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