Animals were suffering in reptile store

OWNERS of a reptile store who caused unnecessary suffering to animals in their care have been given suspended prison sentences.

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The RSPCA attended Reptile Recovery and Discovery, on Station Road, Ashington, in March last year.

Callum McNicholas, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court: "They saw inadequate and unhealthy conditions.” The RSPCA inspector issued a verbal warning to Paul Young, who owned the business with his daughter, Casey Sistrunk.

The inspector returned around a month later and found three animals dead in a freezer.