Iowa animal welfare laws under fire as cases rise
Animal welfare advocates say Iowa laws are among the weakest after a Potawatamie County dog trainer pleaded guilty to 12 counts of animal negligence amid four dead dogs and dozens malnourished. Over 150 animals were seized from a North Iowa puppy mill owner facing 17 counts, fueling proposals to strengthen protections. The Animal Legal Defense Fund ranks Iowa 48th nationwide in 2018.
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ES Moines
Pottawattamie
North Iowa
Iowa
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Million Acres Flooded as Bomb Cyclone Hits Midwest Farmland
Satellite data analyzed for Reuters shows more than 1 million acres of U S cropland flooded across nine major grain producing states after a mid March bomb cyclone. The floods threaten corn wheat and soy output, delaying planting and risking soil damage ahead of the spring season. Farmers report fields covered in silt sand and debris, with NOAA warning of an unprecedented flood season as snowpack melts and spring rains proceed.
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U.S
Gro Intelligence
Reuters
Dakotas
Missouri
Midwest
Ryan Sonderup
Fullerton
Neb
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cutoff day looms for some utility customers heat aid
Mitchell Schmidt reports that the end of the disconnection moratorium today puts at risk some low income residents in the Hawkeye area who rely on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program HACAP expects about a 9 percent rise in applications this year with roughly 7,000 of 7,600 applications approved as of March 25 for the 2019 program year.
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Amy Becker
Hawkeye
Becker
HACAP
Linn
Benton
Johnson
Jones
Iowa
Washington
Christine Taylor
Iowa Department of Human Rights
Taylor
Hawkeye Area
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ASPCA
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Manly
Worth County
Erin Murphy
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Mitchell Schmidt
the Gazette
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
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