The handbook is meant to help local officials prepare for animal welfare cases and respond to complaints. A representative of an Iowa-based national animal advocacy group called the handbook the most comprehensive guide available in the country.
Iowa is again ranked near the top of the list in the annual “Horrible Hundred” tally of states with the most dog breeders and brokers cited by regulators. The report provides details on 12 Iowa dog breeders, including one in Riverside.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he drowned his dog in a bathtub.
A Waukon man has been charged with animal neglect after Allamakee County sheriff’s deputies found 10 dogs in his house, two of which were dead.
A Fort Dodge man was arrested in Linn County Wednesday and charged with violently killing a cat.
An owner of a commercial dog breeding farm pleads to five charges of animal neglect and received a year of probation. He surrendered 131 dogs last year.
The Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control is investigating the suspicious death of three dogs last week, according to a news release from the department.
The owner of a Johnson County puppy farm, which surrendered 131 dogs to Iowa City Animal Services last year, has been arrested and charged with 41 counts of animal neglect, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
The federal appeals court ruled on two lawsuits, while a third remains pending; animal welfare advocates said they are confident they will win on appeal to the Supreme Court
The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office removed 39 dogs from a dog shelter east of Tipton this week after receiving complaints of animal neglect at the facility.
Court documents say that the animals living on Roger Escher’s property in November 2022 were surrounded by corpses of other animals in various states of decay.
A Cedar Rapids man who intentionally set fire to a house and left 15 animals inside to die was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison.
A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to charges that he intentionally set a fire in a house with 15 animals inside. All 15 animals were killed in the fire.
Authorities say a Cedar Rapids man intentionally set fire to a residence, killing 15 animals including ducks, rabbits, dogs, fish and a snake.
The Sac County Sheriff's Office said the pigs had been dead for at least a week and had no access to food or water.
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