{
  "id": 6278673,
  "title": "‘Dunoon puppy seller’ pays the price after puppy cruelty and police escape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dunoon-puppy-seller-pays-the-price-after-puppy-cruelty-and-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-08-dunoon-puppy-seller-pays-the-price-after-puppy-cruelty-and-police-escape/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After years of allegedly evading authorities, 22-year-old Ncubeko Hloni, known as the “Dunoon puppy seller”, has been jailed after pleading guilty to animal cruelty, illegal animal sales and escaping from lawful custody.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "‘Dunoon puppy seller’ jailed for animal cruelty and escaping custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dunoon-puppy-seller-jailed-for-animal-cruelty-and-escaping-custody",
        "published": "2026-09-08T11:27:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}