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Judge Rules Animal Welfare Inspectors No Longer Allowed to Conduct Courtesy Visits

The ruling ends the practice of unreported violations during inspections, impacting over 265 licensed breeders in Iowa, according to court findings.

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A federal judge has ruled federal animal-welfare inspectors can no longer conduct “courtesy visits” at dog-breeding operations while allowing violations to go unreported.

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Judge: USDA’s animal-welfare inspectors must report violations they uncover

A federal judge has ruled federal animal-welfare inspectors can no longer conduct “courtesy visits” at dog-breeding operations while allowing violations to go unreported. The ruling could have major implications for animal-welfare inspections in Iowa, which is home to roughly 265…

·Cherokee County, United States
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Southernminn.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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