11/10/2025
I’m sorry for the graphic images.. but this is why it’s so important to NOT purchase dogs from pet stores or online breeders where you can order right from the website.
Please do your research- these puppy mills are SMART and TRICKY. They know what you want to hear!! Pet stores will lie too. They only want money.
Please, the ONLY way to STOP these facilities is to STOP funding them!! Which means speaking up when a friend of family member is wanting to purchase a dog from a pet store or online breeders who have multiple breeds or litters year round.
As we reported to you a few weeks ago, Steve Kruse cancelled his license and a new person is now listed at his property with a new license number. This is a common tactic among problematic licensed facilities- cancel the license with the history of violations and open a new one for a clean slate. It makes it harder for the public to know who they are buying from and it makes sourcing laws wildly impossible to uphold.
That is exactly the reason why we shared the news but expressed concerns about the likelihood of him staying in business, even while we noticed other organizations claiming some weird victory. Instead we wait, we watch, and we keep researching. Puppy mills can't hide from our team and we won't stop until they are actually closed- not just 'cancelled'.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/09/iowa-puppy-mill-gets-new-license-clearing-its-record-of-past-violations/
Big thanks to the Iowa Capital Dispatch for not only keeping this in the news, but for making sure their story is picked up by news stations across the state of Iowa!