CARDIFF PUPPY FARMER AND HIS ACCOMPLICE SPARED JAIL BUT GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCES FOR DOG CRUELTY
CONVICTED (2026) | Turan Kiran, born December 1977, and Cetin ‘Chet’ Kiral, born October 1991, operated a puppy farm from 34 Glyndwr Road, Ely, Cardiff CF5 4EE – kept dozens of dogs in conditions so “putrid’ animal welfare officers were physically sick The men, who are Turkish nationals, ran their unlicensed puppy farm from the three-bedroom semi-detached house in Glyndwr Road, Ely.The condition of the property, which was covered in faeces and urine, left police officers and local authority workers throwing up.
The 38 dogs recovered from the property were suffering from various ailments after the property had been left covered in urine and faeces.
Police were called to the address on March 19, 2023, after they received a call from someone who claimed they could “smell a dead body” coming from the property.
But when officers attended, they could hear a lot of barking and a strong smell of faeces coming from inside.
Officers tried to open the door at the house in Glyndwr Road, Ely, but someone inside pulled it shut.
The door was then let open and the person inside was Turan Kiran, who told the officers he had a “couple of dogs inside”.
Kiran said there were 20 dogs in the house, and accepted he did not have a dog breeding licence.
In the living room, there were 15 young dogs, mainly French bulldogs, who were living in close proximity to each other.
Prosecutor Lee Reynolds said dog poo was smeared up the walls, and Kiran’s bed was also covered in the substance.
Other parts of the house had been left in disgusting conditions, with clothes damp with urine and an armchair ripped to pieces.
A fridge freezer in the living room contained a pack of fish.
The walls of the house were damaged with scratch marks.
Seven further dogs were discovered in the kitchen, and a fridge freezer was found to contain four dead puppies, along with dog food and meat.
Upstairs there were more dogs, with nine puppies in the back bedroom curled up in a plastic container.
They appeared to be only a couple of weeks old and were separated from their mother kept in a cage below them.
In the front bedroom were more puppies, three to six months old, with three of them appearing to have issues with their eyes.
The floor was soaked with urine and it appeared the puppies had been there for some time.
Officers had concerns for an animal behind a closed door, and when they managed to get it open a number of dogs ran out.
Two dogs in the corner of the room appeared to be in ill health, with one having lumps over their eyes.
Mr Reynolds said a total of 38 dogs were found at the premises and Kiran was arrested.
Local authority workers attended the house next door, and some of them were sick as a result of the stench.
A veterinary surgeon also described feeling nauseous.
One of the dogs was found to be pregnant and began giving birth when officers were present.
Mr Reynolds said the overall conditions were “extremely poor” and was an “unfit environment”.
He said: “That’s not in doubt in this case.
It wasn’t fit for animals or human habitation.
Seventeen dogs were suffering and experiencing pain.” Kiran pleaded guilty to 17 counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, and accomplice Chet Kiral – a prolific backyard breeder- pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
Describing Kiral’s alleged involvement, Mr Reynolds said: “These were expensive valuable dogs and prized assets.
Those at the top of the enterprise had to distance themselves from the house and they didn’t want to sleep in the dog poo.” Seven of the dogs were microchipped, five of which were registered to Kiral.
One of the dogs was found with a wound to his nose, partly healed and ulcerated.
The dog also had an infection in his ear, his fur was matted with dog poo and his feet were painful from standing in urine.
Mitigating at a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday, David Rees said his client Kiran lived in squalid conditions and gained nothing from the enterprise.
He said the defendant was “completely overwhelmed” by the amount of dogs in the property and did not have the wherewithal to deal with the issues the dogs had.
William Bebb, for Kiral, said his client did not seek to educate himself in terms of dog breeding and had shown a “lack of inconsequential thinking”.
He said the defendant no longer wishes to participate in dog breeding again.
Sentencing, Judge Shomon Khan said: “Neither of you were in the business of trying to harm these dogs, you were not deliberately cruel, but that’s exactly what happened because of the state of the affairs at those premises.
**Sentencing | Turan Kiran: 18 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months; 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement; 150 hours unpaid work.** **Chet Kiral: nine weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months; 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement; 120 hours unpaid work.
Kiral was also ordered to pay back £27,000.** Neither man was banned from keeping animals.
