John V Bontrager: USDA Focused Inspection, Feb 24, 2026

42-A-1734

2026-02-24
FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical

On February 24, 2026, USDA APHIS conducted a focused inspection of John V Bontrager, a Class A breeder in Kalona, IA (certificate 42-A-1734). Inspectors cited 1 violation: 1 non-critical. The facility's USDA license is active (expires 2/12/2028). USDA records list 3 inspections of this facility since 2014.

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Facility Information

Name John V Bontrager
DBA Love for Pets
Location Kalona, IA
License Type Class A Breeder
Status Active
Certificate 42-A-1734
Expires 2/12/2028

Data sources: Licensee data comes from the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) . Inspection reports are sourced from the Data Liberation Project (opens in new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0), which compiles USDA APHIS inspection data from 2014 to present. Both are updated monthly. For the most current information, verify directly with USDA APHIS. This is not an official USDA tool.