Overview
- Paige Williams, 26, and Bradley Regan Archer, 27, received 12‑month community orders at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on April 8th, plus a seven‑year ban on keeping animals.
- Williams must complete 140 hours of unpaid work and pay costs and a surcharge, while Archer was given 40 hours of unpaid work with higher costs and the same surcharge.
- The pair were hired for £1,400 to care for three dogs, two cats and two birds during a four‑week booking in July–August 2024 at the family’s Balsall Common home near Solihull.
- The owners submitted 51 clips from home cameras showing two German Shorthaired Pointers, 13‑month‑old Ayrton and three‑year‑old Frieda, being dragged, shouted at, lifted by the collar, crated and tethered with water out of reach.
- Prosecutors charged both under section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act for failing to meet the dogs’ needs, with Williams pleading guilty and Archer changing his plea on the trial day; a vet reported clear signs of anxiety and stress, the dogs are now doing well, and the family refused to pay the invoice for Williams’ Fur & Filly PetCare Services.