A petsitter and her partner have been banned from keeping animals for seven years after video emerged of them dragging, kicking and screaming at dogs in their care.
Paige Williams, 26, from Knowle, West Midlands, sought to charge a family £1,400 to care for their three dogs, two cats and two birds of prey while they were away on holiday in 2024.
Her partner Bradley Archer, 26, from Solihull, also joined Williams at the family’s home in Balsall Common when the animals were mistreated.
The couple were sentenced at Coventry Magistrates’ Court after Williams admitted an Animal Welfare Act offence, after the RSPCA was brought the prosecution on seeing footage shot on cameras at the family’s home.