Truth, Lies, and Puppy Mills

Ep74: Data? We've got it.

Y'all!  Our new website is live and has already gone through some transformations since we first shared it. On this week's episode you get to hear Alexis and K

Ep73: Busy Busy Benji

In this short but sweet episode, we recap our amazing night at Spalloween and chat about Kristen's tour of the Iowa State Veterinary School with the dean! Is life bu

Ep72: Losing the Plot

If you’re worn out by the political ads and mudslinging this season, you’re not alone. In this week's episode, Mindi and Kristen start with how exhausting it is to b

Ep71: New Website, Who 'dis?

Oh you are in for a treat this week, folks! You get to hear all of our thoughts in completely random order. Okay, maybe not so random! But we are chatting about some new

Ep70: This is Spalloween!

Every October, East Village Spa in Des Moines hosts one of the most relaxing events of the season: Spalloween, an annual fundraiser benefiting Bailing Out Benji. In this

Ep69: Thanks for the (gala) memories!

What a night! Delicious food, amazing conversation, and fundraising fun- all to benefit your favorite anti-puppy mill nonprofit!  On this week's episode, join the w

Ep68: The USDA Strike Force

Last week members of the USDA, DOJ, HHS, and others gave a surprise press conference to lay out their plan to crack down on puppy mills, animal testing, and dog fighting.

Ep67: You get a doodle and you get a doodle!

This week we are revisiting an episode we released back in February of this year! Kristen and Mindi sit down after the Westminster dog show to talk about "pedigrees, popu

Ep66: Gala week!

We are literally DAYS away from our annual Gala at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines on September 19th! Join our whole team for this fun episode as we chat about our favori

Ep65: Insight from our Database

Last week we chatted about our Field Research, which is a very small part of what we do. Today we are sitting down and talking about our academic research, which is the f

Ep64: Insight from the Field

On this week's episode of "Truth, Lies, and Puppy Mills", Mindi and Alexis share some details, statistics, and stories from our Field Research trips, seeing as this

Ep63: Miranda's Rescue- A Tragedy

On this week's episode of "Truth, Lies, and Puppy Mills", we discuss a disturbing case out of California regarding a "no-kill", "animal sanctuary" that is currently

Ep62: The Ridglan Beagles

For more than 60 years, Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin bred beagles for research. These dogs spent their entire lives in windowless barns, stacked in metal crates, many subje

Ep61: United States vs Wuanita Swedlund

On this week's episode of "Truth, Lies, and Puppy Mills", Mindi and Alexis sit down to chat about a recent animal seizure that happened at a USDA facility in Iowa. 3

Ep60: We were on a break!

We say we were on a break, but were we really? Join Mindi and Kristen for this 'junk drawer' episode where we catch you up on everything the BOB team was up to

Ep59: Summer Break!

Join us this week for a short episode as we share our plans for the summer and announce a short break before season 3! We are working on some big things behind the scenes

Ep58: Canine Welfare Science Conference

On this week's episode, Kristen and Mindi sit down to recap the latest conference we attended! At the end of May, Mindi and Alexis hit the road to attend the Canine

Ep57: Shots! Shots! Shots!

On this week's episode of "Truth, Lies, and Puppy Mills" we chat about the community vaccine clinic that our little nonprofit fully sponsored! We do this annually in

Ep56: Shelters We Love: Marshalltown ARL

Through our work, we are blessed to be surrounded by amazing people who are doing amazing things for animals (and the humans that love them!)- like Austin and Jodi with t

Ep55: Fetching Attention

This week, Mindi and Kristen kick off the episode by chatting about our experience with a local company that spent time with us to create videos and PSAs for our social m