Sentences for Puppy Mill Gangs Involving Pet Dogs: Breeder Gets One Year of Suspended Prison Sentence, Seven Fined

In addition to the breeder, seven others were sentenced to fines for, among other things, smuggling, money laundering, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

The District Court sentenced a dog breeder to a suspended prison sentence, but rejected the request for a ban on keeping animals. The Pirkanmaa District Court has handed down its verdict in a criminal case in which a 49-year-old dog breeder from Tampere is accused. The woman, who worked as a dog breeder, brought at least 80 dogs to Finland with the intention of selling them on.