Cork-resident dog breeder escapes jail on appeal of three-month sentence in animal neglect case
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A North Cork dog breeder has escaped jail after a judge allowed his appeal against a three-month sentence over the neglect of his dogs and puppies, and ordered him instead to do 240 hours of community service in lieu of a three-month long custodial term.
Vasyl Fedoryn (41), a Ukrainian man with Irish citizenship, living at Ballypierce, Charleville, had pleaded guilty earlier this year at Mallow District Court to a total of nine breaches of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 on April 21, 2023, in relation to 13 dogs he was breeding at his home.
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