A dog photographed by offficials from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the Iowa kennel operated by Dennis and Donna Van Wyk in 2017. (USDA photo courtesy of Bailing Out Benji) ...

A male Australian shepherd with significant dental health issues was photographed by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors in 2021 at Steve Kruse’s Stonehenge Kennels in West Point in Southeast ...

The new ASPCA report cites the 2025 inspection of a dog breeding facility operated by Heath Meyers of Grundy Center.

A new analysis of the federal government’s enforcement of animal-welfare laws has found that regulators penalize only 1% of the breeders who are cited for violations. The analysis by the American ...

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is suing the federal government over its alleged lax oversight of a major Iowa puppy-mill operator.The ASPCA filed the lawsuit Thursday in ...

Commercial dog breeding kennels licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are subject to a surprise inspection once a year by an inspector from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...

More than 500 dogs have been rescued from an Iowa USDA-licensed breeder. According to a September statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Daniel Gingerich has been accused of at least 100 ...

An unspecified Midland County chinchilla breeder was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the end of last year for holding too many animals and for administering expired medication. During a ...

Steve Kruse's Stonehenge Kennels in West Point, Iowa, has been repeatedly cited for failure to provide adequate veterinary care, and the USDA suspended Kruse's license in 2023. The dog pictured here ...