A cruel puppy ear cropping gang mutilated designer dogs for £450 so they would look 'mean and aggressive'.
One member of the racket boasted about being an 'icon of the dog world', while another named the businesses 'High Grade Bullz' and 'Balaclava Bullies'.
Alexander Johnson, Holly Dunn, and Amanda Whitehouse this week were sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after pleading guilty to animal cruelty offences for their part in the criminal enterprise.
Aaron Lee Wareham, who boasted about selling the mutilated puppies and was described by other members as the ringleader, died before he could enter a plea.
Johnson, 35, of Elmsmere Road, Abbey Hulton, in Stoke-on-Trent, was jailed for 12 months.
