Iowa ag department’s new hire will focus on pets, puppy mills
BPC Staff Jun 24, 2019 | 8:39 pm
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91 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: A new hire in the state agriculture department will focus on companion animals. The hire comes after a legislative session in which a proposal to strengthen Iowa’s animal cruelty laws had momentum but ultimately failed, and after numerous incidents of animal cruelty by commercial dog breeders and animal hoarding throughout the state. Dr. Katie Rumsey, hired as an assistant state veterinarian, will oversee companion animal regulatory programs. Another assistant state veterinarian will focus on farm animal programs, leaving Rumsey to focus on laws and programs that deal with pets.
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