Woman given lifetime animal ban

Johanna Price crammed 59 dogs into her home to sell illegally

A woman who crammed 59 dogs into her home to sell them illegally has been banned from keeping animals for life.

Johanna Price, 71, of Boscombe in Bournemouth, kept the dogs, six birds and a cat in cages "stacked-up" in her lounge, bedroom, bathroom and shed.

A court heard that the Dorset woman sold some of them for up to £475 each but never allowed anyone into her home.

She was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals and of breeding dogs without a licence.

Bournemouth Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday that Ms Price fed them scraps of food including a raw chicken carcass and leftovers from Chinese restaurants.

A customer reported Ms Price when she saw her swing a dog by its paw.