Crooked vet faces jail for dog imports scam

A crooked vet who helped a gang trick animal lovers into buying sick or dying dogs imported from Ireland is facing jail for the £1m scam. Daniel Doherty, 49, claimed the puppies had a clean bill of health when they were carrying deadly viruses. He provided health checks and vaccination cards stating the pups were immunised and treated for fleas and worms. In reality the wretched animals had been imported or reared on puppy farms in squalid conditions. The scam…