Tom Mongan, 28, and brother William Mongan, 40, bought pets on-line from rented Airbnb properties throughout Glasgow.
The dogs have been present in poor form and have been found residing in unsanitary circumstances by SSPCA inspectors.
Some of the 11 pets the pair have been chargeable for have been later put down as a consequence of ailing health.
Tom Mongan pled responsible at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a few expenses of inflicting pointless struggling whereas William Mongan admitted two expenses.
The expenses span between December 2020 and February 2021.
The brothers – who’re of the Irish traveller neighborhood – have been sentenced to 9 months behind bars every final week by Sheriff Mark McGuire.
The sheriff mentioned: “Each of you pled responsible to what will be described as animal cruelty on 11 separate dogs.
“What I heard is what the general public would know as puppy farming.
“It should have been apparent the dogs have been unwell and the circumstances they have been stored in was poor – you took no steps to get assist for these animals.
“The motivation was for monetary acquire – every canine was priced at over £1,000.
“It was clearly greed and it introduced unimaginable distress to those that sadly purchased them.
“I’m glad there isn’t any different applicable sentence than custody.”
The pair, from Belfast, have been additionally disqualified from preserving animals for 10 years.
The two brothers have since lodged an attraction of their sentence with a listening to to take place later this month.
They have been represented at earlier hearings by attorneys Atlanta Jack and Patrick Brechany.
The courtroom beforehand heard that Tom has an an identical earlier conviction in Northern Ireland from October 2020 and was disqualified from proudly owning animals for 10 years.
Tom went on to hire out quite a few Airbnb properties in Glasgow for the aim of promoting extra dogs.
Tom marketed a springer spaniel puppy on the web site PetsForHomes which was answered by Thomas Young.
Mr Young met Tom at an deal with and was proven a vaccination card for the puppy who was mendacity on a sofa.
Mr Young paid Tom £1,600 in separate transactions to buy the puppy later named Bella.
Tom contacted Mr Young the next day to ask when he would decide up the canine.
Prosecutor Gail Campbell mentioned: “Mr Young instructed him that they picked up the puppy and was then blocked by Tom Mongan on the web site.”
Mr Young additionally observed that the puppy had diarrhoea and was torpid with parvovirus suspected by a vet.
The determination was made to euthanize Bella days later as a consequence of her ailing well being.
Miss Campbell added: “The vet thought that the canine was triggered pointless struggling.
“Mr Young contacted Tom Mongan on Facebook to inform him the puppy had died however he blocked him.”
Megan Peacock bought a Pomeranian puppy from Tom in related circumstances which they named Abbie.
The canine vomited and likewise had diarrhoea which included stay worms.
Abbie was taken to the vet the place she was famous to have accomplished the bathroom on herself and will stand on her personal.
Abbie was additionally euthanized with a autopsy discovering that she suffered from parvovirus.
Christopher Myers and Sophie Gerrard bought a Beagle later named Freya from Tom.
She was later famous to don’t have any urge for food, vomited and had diarrhoea. Freya additionally handed away from her situation.
Miss Gerrard contacted Tom however obtained no reply.
SSPCA inspectors and police raised of the addresses on January 28 2021 and located Tom, William Mongan and eight puppies inside.
A spaniel puppy was famous to be “distressed”, in addition to torpid and couldn’t elevate its head.
Another spaniel puppy and a Pomeranian have been additionally discovered to be in a “visibly poor situation.”
A puddle of clear yellow fluid, believed to be diarrhoea was discovered on the ground of one of many bedrooms.
The puppies have been seized and solely 4 of them have been linked to microchips.
A vet said that each one the puppies have been in poor situation and will have obtained veterinary care. One of the dogs was put down.
Over every week later, William Mongan was visited by the SSPCA who obtained info beagle puppies have been being bought.
Four puppies have been discovered inside together with a beagle puppy who was in poor situation.
A border collie described as being “extraordinarily unwell” was famous to be mendacity in its personal urine and faeces.
William threatened authorized motion on one of many SSPCA inspectors who seized the puppies.
Miss Campbell added: “The inspector has not been contacted by a lawyer.”
