Breeder: Angela Fields
Kennel name: A+ Pups
Address: 22102 Missouri FF
City, State, Zip: Greencastle, MO 63544
USDA License: 43-A-5553
Date and time of CAPS Investigation: 3/18/26, 1622
Weather at time of investigation: 66°F and sunny
Number of dogs and puppies noted in a 7/2/24 USDA inspection (most recent inspection report on the USDA database as of the time of March 2026): 94 dogs and 47 puppies
Fields’ kennel was a series of outdoor dog runs and kennel buildings with indoor/outdoor dog cages attached to them. The outdoor runs were arranged at the east end of the kennel. There were about four dog runs, with dirt and gravel floorings and chain link walls, attached to dog houses. The runs had food and water dishes; some were turned over. A dog was visible in only one run, which was about 12’ x 12’. This run had two igloo-style doghouses and a wooden flooring over the ground. In the corner were a water bucket and a feeder set on a wire wall.
Nearby was a kennel building with a row of seven indoor/outdoor dog runs. The runs had dirt/gravel floorings, wire walls with feeders attached to them, and doggie-doors to access indoor portions of the enclosures. I saw one to two large-breed dogs in most of the runs. The outdoor runs were about 20 feet long and five to six feet wide.
Another building had four indoor/outdoor runs on one side, with several raised cages with metal roofs over them, though all appeared to be empty. A kennel building with an air conditioning unit had a series of 10 raised indoor/outdoor cages on one side with weeks’ worth of dog feces under them (3.11 Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control (a) Cleaning of primary enclosures). A metal roof covered the cages, creating shadows, so I couldn’t tell if dogs were inside them. This building, just a few feet from occupied dog runs, had several overturned and standing plastic buckets set against a wall. Other runs that appeared unoccupied but were still under 20 feet of occupied dogs runs, had piles of cinder blocks and what appeared to be pieces of fencing and metal sheets jumbled together in piles (3.1 Housing facilities, general (b) Condition and site).
Dogs were visible in numerous other cages of other buildings on the north end of the property. One building had nine indoor/outdoor cages on each of the two sides. The cages had wire walls, and the floorings appeared to be rubber mats. The cages were about six feet long and four feet side. Dogs had only enough space to take a few steps before needing to turn around. I saw one dog pace back and forth in a cage for 25 seconds straight before standing still.
I saw a dog in one of the eastern runs; the building had three A-frame ladders near or on it, with one ladder placed to allow people to climb over an outer cage wall. Thus, the runs may have been under construction/repair. Several wooden pallets were leaned up against one side of the outer runs, with cinder blocks pushed up against them. Two wooden boards were lying on the ground nearby (3.1 Housing facilities, general (b) Condition and site).
I saw one to two dogs in each of the most western cages. Several weeks’ worth of feces was piled under the cages (3.11 Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control (a) Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Another building stood nearby, with 11 cages attached to its walls, similar in size to the ones previously described. They appeared to have slatted plastic floorings and one to two dog per cage. I saw one to two dogs in most of the cages. Large mounds of feces, appearing to be weeks’ worth, were underneath the cages (3.11 Cleaning, sanitization, housekeeping, and pest control (a) Cleaning of primary enclosures). One cage, in which I didn’t see dogs, had a metal sheet lying on its flooring. Two metal wash bins were upturned on the ground outside two of the cages as well (3.1 Housing facilities, general (b) Condition and site).
It’s worth noting that no toys or enrichment of any kind were visible in any of the dogs’ enclosures. Also, there was no exercise yard or play area of any kind visible to me on the property.
Breeder is connected to the following stores:
Petland Katy, 1723 N Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77449 (CVI 2022)
Petland Fort Myers, 7091-13 College Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33907
Evidence contradicting store’s claims:
I visited Petland Katy on 4/19/23, where an employee said, “These dogs have land. They have a big, fat, they have multiple acres of land.” She also told me, They’re not gonna’ be your big, fat facilities. They’re not really a business. If that makes any sense.” She added, “They are registered to do what they do. And they have the money to buy certain things and to give them places. But it’s only like twenty-five dogs. Five dads, maybe three moms.”
I visited Petland Fort Myers on 8/21/21, where an employee stated, “And so with our breeders, they normally, I normally see anywhere from fifteen to thirty females on average. Right around there. With them, they have farmland. And so, at night they go back in their kennel.” She then told me that kennels are about six feet long and four feet wide, in addition to an outside dog run. She added, “But they do get let out two to three times a day to go in the pasture.”
