Moment fake animal rehoming centre owner is arrested by police | News

This is when a fake animal rescue center owner was arrested for mistreating the pets in his care.

Oaveed Rahman, 26, was allegedly looking after the animals at the Save A Paw rehoming center in Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex. Instead he left them to suffer in squalid conditions among the carcasses of other dogs.

He took around £4,800 from his 11 victims and told them the money would be used to rehome the dogs, provide a new kennel block or train the dogs to behave around children and other animals.

When Essex Police first searched the rehoming center in May 2025, they found 37 dead dogs. Four more dead dogs were found after the property was demolished.

“Many of the animals taken by you…were subjected to long periods of barbaric mistreatment, cruelty and neglect,” Judge Conley said.

On Friday, February 20, Rahman, of Hope Road, Crays Hills, was jailed for a total of five years and ordered to ban him from owning animals for life.