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11:07 18/02/2022
31 year old Peter John Reynolds of Sowerby Crescent, Stokesley, yesterday plead guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at York Magistrates Court after he falsified vaccination records for two puppies sold in early 2020.
Reynolds sold two puppies to different individuals with vaccination cards which were later found to be fake. The first puppy was purchased and became ill so the new owner took them to the vet where it became apparent that the vaccination apparently used by them was not a commonly used type.
The vet also had no record of vaccinating the puppy which quickly raised alarm bells.
The second puppy’s vaccination card showed the name and signature of a vet who did not work at the specified practice.
Reynolds was fined £400 and ordered to pay his victims a total of £199.70 in compensation.
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