ANIMAL-LOVERS and pet shelters have been cruelly duped by a pair who pocketed over €300,000 in donations to feed rescued dogs and cats and spent it on living the high life.
The Spaniards – a 41-year-old woman and a man aged 58 – even convinced shelters in the Marina Alta to sign joint fundraising agreements with them, using their names and good reputations to swindle cash out of the unwitting public