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2024 USDA violations- Quarter 1

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Bailing Out Benji is a national nonprofit organization that exists to provide transparency into the puppy mill industry. We forensically audit government health records and inspection reports in order to connect puppy mills and commercial dog breeders to the various outlets in which they sell. We pay for many of these documents and then make them available for free on our website… Read more »

Knock, Knock. No One’s Home.

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Angela Weaver (73-A-2819) from Howe, Oklahoma had her second pre-license inspection with the USDA on July 22, 2021. At the time she had 34 adult breeding dogs and 38 puppies. Then she missed her USDA inspection on December 16, 2022.  Then proceeded to miss all 5 of the attempted USDA inspections she had in 2023.  More than two and a… Read more »

Steve Kruse and the Cursed Property

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Editor’s Note: All of the information found in the article below was obtained through public records requests from the USDA, the Iowa Department of Agriculture, and other publicly available information.  ©Bailing Out Benji 2024 All work was done by the research team at Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted. To view the rest… Read more »

Puppy Laundering 2.0: Steve Kruse and Stonehenge Kennels

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©Bailing Out Benji 2024 All work was done by the research team at Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted. To view the rest of our research, click here.  Editor’s Note: All of the information found in the article below was obtained through public records requests from the USDA, the Iowa Department of Agriculture, and… Read more »

2023 USDA Violations- Quarter 4

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Bailing Out Benji is a national nonprofit organization that exists to provide transparency into the puppy mill industry. We forensically audit government health records and inspection reports in order to connect puppy mills and commercial dog breeders to the various outlets in which they sell. We pay for many of these documents and then make them available for free on our website… Read more »

Adopt or Shop Responsibly

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  We know that this is a very heated topic and that many advocates in the animal welfare world might immediately be defensive when they hear the phrase “Adopt or Shop Responsibly”, but we ask that you read this article with an open mind before throwing the phrase out altogether.  Puppy mills, puppy stores, click-and-ship websites, and even unethical rescues… Read more »

2023 USDA Violations- Quarter 2

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Bailing Out Benji is a national nonprofit organization that exists to provide transparency into the puppy mill industry. We forensically audit government health records and inspection reports in order to connect puppy mills and commercial dog breeders to the various outlets in which they sell. We pay for many of these documents and then make them available for free on our website… Read more »

What is Fostering?

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Written by Becky Monroe I was scrolling Tik Tok the other day and found the most adorable foster story out of California. Hippo, a pit bull looking dog, was up for euthanasia when the organization I Stand with my Pack , pulled him from the shelter and a volunteer started fostering him.  Click photo to view the Tiktok in full Hippo… Read more »

Buyer Beware: Boondogs Rescue

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©Bailing Out Benji 2022 All research and information was done by  Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted! To view the rest of our research, click here. In recent years, there has been a massive movement across the country calling for cities and states to pass legislation banning the retail sale of dogs, cats and… Read more »

Stop Assuming the Worst

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Written by Becky Monroe We Need to Stop Assuming the Worst so We CAN Make the World Better for Animals The other day I was scrolling Tik Tok and a video of a couple relinquishing their dog to a shelter popped up. I believe the point of the video was to show the heartfelt pain the woman experienced giving up… Read more »