Steve Kruse's Stonehenge Kennels in West Point, Iowa, has been repeatedly cited for failure to provide adequate veterinary care. The two dogs pictured here were suffering from bleeding foot injuries and an eye disorder, according to federal inspectors. (Aerial photo courtesy of Bailing Out Benji. Inset photos, taken by USDA inspectors, courtesy of Bailing Out Benji.)

One of Iowa’s largest and most troubled dog-breeding operations is now operating under a new license — a change that has wiped clean its slate of past violations and may derail a lawsuit over the government’s oversight of the business.

Federal records collected by the Iowa-based animal welfare group Bailing Out Benji show the animal dealer’s license for Stonehenge Kennels in West Union, which had long been held in the name o

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