Rogue tenant fined for animal cruelty in rental property

Rogue tenant fined for animal cruelty in rental property

A tenant has been prosecuted for a series of animal welfare offences committed in a private rental property.

Environmental health officers found 32 dogs, including 12 puppies, inside Georgina Bodle’s rented home in Drayton Bassett after obtaining a warrant to enter the property in March 2023.

Some of the floors of the three-bedroom semi-detached property were covered in faeces and there was a strong smell of urine. Some dogs were found in cages unable to move whilst others had no access to water.

Lichfield council had received complaints that Bodle, 31, was advertising a number of services from her home.

This included breeding dogs, dog boarding and a whelping service. Bodle, who did not have a licence, failed to cooperate with environmental health officers, leading to them obtaining a warrant to enter her home in March 2023.

Bodle, who no longer lives at the property, appeared at Cannock Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to five offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Read the full article at Landlord Today