Iowa Attorney General Stephen J. Miller has filed a lawsuit claiming that the state is home to a national “puppy laundering” ring that sells puppy-mill dogs as rescue animals. The Hill newspaper reports that:
“Hobo K9 Rescue, a nonprofit based in rural Iowa, reportedly paid for-profit commercial breeder JAK's Puppies in exchange for animals provided by puppy mills. Puppy mills notoriously keep animals in dirty and crowded conditions.
“The lawsuit notes that the state can't pinpoint where the puppies come from but believe the animals are bred outside of Iowa.
“Hobo K9 allegedly sold nearly 1,300 puppies for $714,510 from 2016 to 2018, according to the lawsuit. All of the dogs were not older dogs that are typically legitimate rescues but puppies.
“The nonprofit charged a ‘pedigree’ fee for hundreds of the dogs it found homes for in states like California, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey. None were "re-homed" in Iowa.
Note that what was being sold here were PUPPIES and pure bred dogs too. It is relatively rare for a rescue or shelter to have puppies and they never have pure bred puppies. If this is what a "rescue" is offering, you are being sold puppy mill dogs.
Remember that you are NEVER getting a puppy and you are always getting a dog that will bark, shit, pee, require fencing, daily walks, veterinary care, and food for a decade or more.
Still want a dog? Consider these ten tips to finding a good match and avoiding obvious trouble.
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And while it remains a puppy it will destroy things, demand attention, bark, shit, pee, disturb your sleep and require fencing, play time, training, veterinary care, and food, generally in a more demanding way than the adult dog. Adolescent dogs, if you go light on training and fencing, can be more trouble than puppies.
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