It has been alleged that a pet crematorium owner in Staffordshire, cheated customers by taking their pet cats and dogs but giving them ashes of other animals.
52-year-old Swan Pit Pet Crematorium owner, Allan McMasters, was allegedly exposed when several chest freezers was stacked with dead animals, which were found by the trading standards officers.
Cannock Magistrates' Court ordered McMasters to carry 200 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community order. He was also ordered to pay £6,435 in costs and compensation, which included £500 for each of four known victims.
District Judge Jack McGarva stated, “It's horrible and far from your customers would have expected you to have done.”
