Puppy farmer shot in face at vets gets police protection
A drug-dealing puppy farmer who was shot in the face in a Cambuslang car park is living under police protection.
Scott Bennett, who did time for drugs offences before launching a designer dog breeding firm, is working with officers in light of new threats, while patrols have been stepped up around his Lanarkshire home.
Police confirmed that they were working with a resident to“reduce any risk”and reassured the Strathaven community that they were maintaining a presence in the area.
Last December, Bennett was shot in the face in the car park of a vets surgery in Cambuslang and sources have told how Bennett has“stepped on a lot of people’s toes”.
Bennett was believed to have been lured to the car park for a“pre-arranged meeting”when a hitman blasted him in his car.
In August, our sister paper, the Daily Record revealed how Bennett and his wife Lynne Brockett had set up a clinic for dogs which can change hands for thousands of pounds.
The Strathaven clinic, close to kennels he built without planning permission, was using sperm from overseas and stud dogs in Scotland to breed types like English bulldogs, as well as American bullies.
Bennett also offered ultrasound for pregnant dogs at Platinum Dog Care Scotland, which has been promoted by another drug dealer turned dog breeder Stephen“Jimmy” Jamieson, 36.
The attack took place 12 miles from Bennett’s Brae Farm, which was raided by police, Trading Standards officers and the Scottish SPCA a month earlier.
Cops seized mobile phones, documents and computers but he was not charged with any offence.
While there is no suggestion Bennett has committed further offences, the SSPCA, Police Scotland and HMRC are on alert over known links between crime groups and puppy farming.