A puppy farmer boasted his involvement in the sick trade netted him millions and funded a lavish lifestyle.
Robert Brownlie, from Scotland, was caught on camera goading protesters outside a greyhound racing track and said he made a £20million fortune selling pomeranian and cockapoo puppies.
He said he’d paid for a gastric band for himself, crudely adding that the money allowed him to buy new "t***" for his wife.
A Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation (SAGE) protester described the incident at Shawfield, Glasgow, on Saturday.
They said: “Brownlie was walking into the stadium with a group of pals when he spotted us and came over.
“He spelled out his name and then said he’d made millions from puppy farming while us ‘saddos’ were standing out there.
"When I got home, I looked his name up on the internet and was disgusted by what I read.”
In 2016, following a Scottish SPCA investigation, Brownlie, of Lanarkshire, Scotland, admitted failing to properly care for puppies and causing them unnecessary suffering, and selling dogs without a license.
He was banned from keeping animals for life, ordered to do 240 hours of unpaid work and fined £2,880.
The following year, Brownlie was targeted by the taxman in an operation to crack down on the flow of designer puppies from Ireland to UK ports.
It was revealed Brownlie owed £500,000.
The SAGE member added: “We have cameras on our banners because of the abuse we get. Brownlie was boasting and goading us. It’s rare that lifelong bans on keeping dogs are handed out but I’m not surprised he got one.”
Brownlie couldn’t be contacted for comment.
