Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA former Crufts-winning breeder, Lynda Cooper, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after 77 emaciated dogs were discovered at her Pontypool home. Animal welfare officers raided her property in August 2024 following a complaint about dog welfare and suspected illegal breeding. Footage from Hope Rescue charity showed the squalid conditions the dogs were living in, with six unfortunately having to be put down due to their poor health. Cooper, who won six Crufts awards in 2016, pleaded guilty to 11 animal welfare offences, including breeding dogs without a licence and causing unnecessary suffering. The 74-year-old received a 12-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £10,000 in prosecution costs. In fullShocking raid footage reveals conditions 77 dogs endured at former Crufts breeder’s homeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
More than 70 starving dogs rescued from Crufts-winning breeder’s home
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA former Crufts-winning breeder, Lynda Cooper, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after 77 emaciated dogs were discovered at her Pontypool home. Animal welfare officers raided her property in August 2024 following a complaint about dog welfare and suspected illegal breeding. Footage from Hope Rescue charity showed the squalid conditions the dogs were living in, with six unfortunately having to be put down due to their poor health. Cooper, who won six Crufts awards in 2016, pleaded guilty to 11 animal welfare offences, including breeding dogs without a licence and causing unnecessary suffering. The 74-year-old received a 12-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £10,000 in prosecution costs. In fullShocking raid footage reveals conditions 77 dogs endured at former Crufts breeder’s homeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
