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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday June 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Complaint Urges USDA to Investigate Puppy Mill Carrier for Deaths During Transport
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate and revoke Subject Enterprise's carrier license for mishandling animals, resulting in their injury and death. Subject Enterprise is the exclusive transporter of JAKS Puppies, a notorious Iowa "puppy mill" broker owned by Jolyn Noethe and Kimberly Dolphin. Puppy mills are large commercial dog-b  more

Ranking Member Boozman Includes NPPC Priorities in Senate Farm Bill
URBANDALE, Iowa, June 12 -- The National Pork Producers Council issued the following news release: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) supports the 2024 Farm Bill framework introduced by U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR). "On behalf of America's 60,000+ pork producers, we thank Ranking Member Boozman for a farm bill framework that listens to and answers producers' calls for foreign animal disease prevention resources, market  more

ReMA Announces Partnership With SciAps Inc. to Brand Viking Motorsports Car in NASCAR Race
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Recycled Materials Association (formerly the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries) issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) announced today that it is partnering with SciAps, Inc. and Viking Motorsports to provide a fully-wrapped ReMA branded car in the June 14-16, 2024, NASCAR Xfinity Series as part of Iowa Speedway's NASCAR Summer Weekend series. "We're so excited about this unique partnership with SciAps that  more