Articles Tagged: animal welfare

Iowa cities would not be allowed to ban residents from owning specific dog breeds under a bill House lawmakers passed Tuesday.

The state board that oversees Iowa’s veterinarians will be taking no public disciplinary action against the veterinarian connected with the Daniel Gingerich puppy mill case.

Of the nation’s 795 cited violations in 2022, Iowa breeders were responsible for 286.

Owner Alison Stone asks for donations, assistance to help her maintain operations while her home is undergoing investigation, repairs.

“Where the animals were living, it was a boneyard,” an animal rescuer says.

Iowa continues to lead the nation in puppy mills sanctioned by the federal government and is expanding its lead over other states.

Iowa continues to lead the nation in puppy mills sanctioned by the federal government and is expanding its lead over other states.

An Iowa judge has denied a request to reduce a $70,000 fine imposed against the owners of Eastern Iowa’s shuttered Cricket Hollow Zoo.

An Iowa dog breeder who admitted killing some of his unwanted dogs with stomach injections and then leaving them alone in their cages to die is among the Iowans listed in the Humane Society of the United States’ annual list.

After the end of a truncated season this month in Dubuque, the track here will close. By the end of the year there will only be two greyhound tracks left in the country.

So far in 2022, 19 dog breeders in Iowa have been cited for violations — more than any other state in the nation.

The Iowa Supreme Court this week rejected zoo owners Pamela and Thomas Sellner’s efforts to set aside a judge’s finding that they were in contempt for having refused a court order to surrender the animals at their roadside attraction near Manchester.

Daniel Gingerich hoarded more than 500 dogs throughout his multiple properties in Southern Iowa’s Seymour, west of Centerville, which were all in equally poor condition, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says.

Miccio Foundation provides more support for Dogs Forever to cool its overflow building/kennel with “greener” options and also provide more floor space for dogs with the purchase of an outdoor shed.

Records show that even when dealing with breeders with a history of serious and recurring violations, state inspectors are not only notifying breeders of the precise time and date of their upcoming visits, they are consulting with the breeders as to the times most convenient for them.