We've filed a complaint urging the USDA to investigate a puppy mill carrier for deaths during transport. Record obtained reveal that puppy mill transporter, Subject Enterprise, mishandles animals, resulting in their injury and death. Subject Enterprise is the exclusive transporter of JAKS Puppies, a notorious Iowa “puppy mill” broker owned by Jolyn Noethe and Kimberly Dolphin.
It’s embarrassing how the USDA investigations are so lax.
I'm really looking forward to see where this leads! Indiana's ban on local regulation of puppy mills definitely needs to be challenged, and this may help!
Keep up the great work you are doing Animal Legal Defense Fund #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcare
All puppy mills need to be shut down. Raising a pure breed litter in your house is one thing. Forcing pups to get pregnant consistently in horrible condition and with many other pups is cruel and unhealthy.
Are you aware of Betty? 32 animal welfare complaints in 13 years to USDA and no action taken. https://bit.ly/elephantwelfareletstalkaboutbetty
Why do they allow any puppy mills. All are evil
Absolutely heartbreaking. We must always stand up for those who cannot speak on their own behalf, including our animal friends
Horrific. Shut them all down now. Adopt don't shop!
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2moWhile falling under USDA responsibility, it certainly appears to an outsider that the USDA has no interest and/or insufficient funding to perform the animal welfare roles it is tasked with. One may ask - would an alternative approach be to create a new agency in the Executive branch with the mandate, the funding, the authority and the workforce to do the job? Under a OneHealth framework, endorsed by the CDC, WHO and many others, this may be an alternative approach, albeit with a lot of investment, coordination, time and heavy lifting. Ideas for names?