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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 »

Meet the Survivors: Lacy

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Written by Becky Monroe Lacy and Willow in the boat Lacy’s mom, Sarah, wrote in the interview that she read a quote somewhere that said, “Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong.” The quote is by W.R. Purche and sure is fitting for these mill survivor blogs. Each time I sit down to start… Read more »

Misguided Assumptions That Hinder Animal Welfare

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Facebook Instagram Tiktok Twitter Youtube Spotify Apple   Misguided Assumptions That Hinder Animal Welfare Written by Becky Monroe Well, it is only Tuesday, but it has been an eye-opening week already. Yesterday, I was on the beach in the morning when I saw two young children with their mom. The two young kids, both under 5, were chasing the small… Read more »

Meet the Survivors: Trixie and Trudie

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Written by Becky Monroe This week we spotlight two adorable Toy Poodles: Trixie and Trudie who were rescued not just from a puppy mill, but from one of the HSUS’s Horrible One Hundred puppy mills. Blue Moon Kennel is one of the most notorious mass breeding facilities. Lucky for Trixie and Trudie they found a way out. Their owner, Lisa,… Read more »