Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dog photographed by offficials from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the Iowa kennel operated by Dennis ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To ensure that dogs are being bred in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), the USDA says the joint federal effort will ...

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 ...

Top animal welfare officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) were subpoenaed last year by a federal grand jury seeking to establish why they took no action against animal research breeder ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chillicothe-based company is emphasizing transparency through breeder visits and strict standards for sourcing healthy puppies.

Hundreds of sick and mistreated dogs have been rescued from the properties of an Iowa dog breeder, whom the U.S. Department of Justice accused in September of multiple violations of the Animal Welfare ...

A coordinated effort among multiple federal agencies is targeting repeat dog welfare violators to ensure compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and hold them accountable. The United States ...