Six weeks ago Forrest Smith, State Auditor of Missouri, was buzzing about the Treasury Department in Washington. “Wouldn’t the U. S. coin one and five-mill pieces,” he begged, “to assist ...

While Missouri still has the most puppy mills in the country, it used to be even worse. In January, the Humane Society of Missouri rescued 55 underfed, neglected dogs from a property in Stone County.

An airplane filled with poodles, dachshunds and other dogs rescued from an alleged breeding mill in Missouri landed at Bradley International Airport on Saturday afternoon. The 21 dogs, with a mix ...