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CAPS Investigator’s Journal: An Iowa Puppy Miller’s Cruelty Case

Sheltie breeder investigated by CAPS has been charged with cruelty  and forced to relinquish all of his dogs BooBear didn’t always get to nap on the couch or bark excitedly to let his family know that it was play time. He didn’t always get treats…Read more

Goldie’s Act, H.R. 1788 Reintroduced in Congress

The bill, named after an emaciated Golden Retriever from Daniel Gingerich's  horrific Iowa puppy mill, would require USDA to enforce the Animal Welfare Act. The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is supposed to protect animals in federally licensed breeding and brokering facilities, which are inspected by…Read more

A Sad Outcome to the Vesterberg Animal Cruelty Case

CAPS Pursued Every Route to try to Rescue the Animals and Send Them to a Forever Home at The Gentle Barn In late May, while investigating puppy mills, CAPS’ lead investigator discovered a property, owned by Virgil Vesterberg, in Miltonvale, Kansas (pop. 539) on which…Read more

Kevin Vesterberg Charged with 10 Counts of Animal Cruelty

Animals not Seized Despite Horrific Cruelty Uncovered by CAPS and Sheriff The Ottawa County Attorney’s Office charged Kevin Daniel Vesterberg with 10 counts of animal cruelty on June 4, 2021. At his preliminary hearing on June 15, the court granted Vesterberg a continuance until July…Read more
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