WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division issued the following news release:
Yesterday afternoon, Iowa law enforcement seized 32 dogs from a dog breeder, Wuanita Swedlund, and placed them in a local animal shelter. The seizure occurred after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Swedlund last week based on claims that she repeatedly failed to grant Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials access to inspect her facility, animals, and records in violation of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
"We filed this action to ensure that USDA inspectors had the opportunity to assess the care dogs were receiving at a breeder's fac...