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A man has admitted selling a number of sick puppies and having had an illegal "pet shop".

An SSPCA investigation found Marco Tondo kept the dogs in cramped conditions at the address in Bishopbriggs , East Dunbartonshire.

Two of the animals had to be put down shortly after they were sold by the 32 year-old.

One had suffered organ damage .

Others dogs there were also poorly and underweight.

Tondo faced trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.

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But, he instead pled guilty to a charge under the Animal Health and Welfare Act of causing the puppies “unnecessary suffering”.

Tondo and co-accused Nadine Campbell, 31, both admitted to a separate crime that they did “keep a pet shop” without proper authority involving the selling of five puppies and having eight other young dogs.

Tondo, of Annan , Dumfriesshire, and Campbell – who is marked as living at the address in Bishopbriggs – were bailed pending sentencing next month.

Both charges spanned between October 17 and 26, 2018.

The one Tondo pled guilty to alone stated he did fail to provide “appropriate accommodation” for the dogs.

Prosecutors said – during this time – two ill puppies were kept in a “cramped cage”.

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One was sold suffering from a number of conditions including worms and stomach issues.

The animal needed urgent vet treatment and later had to be put down.

Another was sold that day also stricken from a host of problems including fleas and parasites.

A third puppy was then bought on October 21 at an address in Larbert , Stirlingshire.

Prosecutors said the dog – who also had fleas – then “collapsed, was pale and had a fever”.

Vets found it had signs of “organ damage”. The dog died on October 25

A fourth puppy later sold also needed vet help.

The charge stated a number of puppies at the address in Bishopbriggs were “confined in a small cage” and others in a garden were “underweight”.

No further background or information on the charges was heard today.

Sheriff Alan Findlay adjourned the case for reports.