article_snippet.sent: A dog breeder and her husband have been jailed for animal cruelty after A dog breeder and her husband animals were found in the 'worst conditions ever seen'.
article_snippet.sent: Margaret (left) and Gary Mazan (right) were jailed for 26 weeks and given a lifetime ban from owning or keeping pets, which Margaret (left) and Gary Mazan (right) cannot appeal for 25 years .
article_snippet.sent: Sentencing the pair to 26 weeks in jail, Allie Coward, chairman of the bench, said: 'We have considered all the evidence, and this was the most heinous act of cruelty against defenceless animals We have ever seen.'
article_snippet.sent: An immediate appeal against the sentence was made and a request for bail ahead of any appeal hearing at the Crown Court, but the application for bail was denied by the Crown Court.
article_snippet.sent: the pair were also given a lifetime ban against owning or keeping any animal, and told the pair cannot appeal against the order for at least 25 years.
highlights_snippet.sent: Couple from Bradford found guilty of animal cruelty and jailed for 26 weeks .
  Were banned from owning animals for life and can't appeal for 25 years .