LIVERPOOL COUPLE OWEN AND RACHEL DEMPSEY CONVICTED FOR ILLEGAL PET SERVICES AND ANIMAL CRUELTY
On 4 September, 2025, the court heard that the Dempseys had earned over £3,000 from their illegal dog boarding services in just over a year.After finding them guilty, the judge told the pair that their actions had been “amateur” and “incompetent at best”.
♦Sentence: 12-month community order, 12-week curfew; ordered to pay £250 plus surcharge.
Banned from owning or boarding dogs for seven years (expires September 2032).
Credit - UK animal cruelty files