Before you read my observations below, please know that this blog was written to provide more context to those who have questions after listening to our webinar and reading our post about my experience visiting Amish dog breeding kennels in Indiana. I recommend that you visit both of those conversations, as well as the one below, to understand our viewpoint. … Read more »
Written September 2024 For those new to Bailing Out Benji, Hello- My name is Mindi Callison and I am the founder. I have been researching, protesting, and speaking out against the puppy mill industry for the last 13 years of my life after I was sold a puppy mill puppy from a store (with a high interest rate credit card!)…. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
©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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
