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Iowa shelter takes in 32 dogs, a cat, and a rabbit from puppy mill as locals rush to wash puppies

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An Iowa animal shelter seized 32 dogs, a cat, and a rabbit from a puppy mill where animals had been kept in feces-covered enclosures without water; nearly 30 volunteers immediately showed up to bathe and care for the animals.

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