Source-verified state registry

Iowa animal-cruelty convictions

PawWatch Registry publishes final convictions supported by an official court, prosecutor, law-enforcement, or government registry source. Records are rechecked for corrections and removals.

39 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-03

Coverage transparency

What PawWatch Registry has reviewed

Date range reviewed
Record-level official sources reviewed; statewide 2015-present backfill incomplete
Official sources checked
1

Official sources

Known gaps

  • Statewide and major local official sources have not been reviewed for the complete 2015-present period.
Source verified

Joel Paris

Ogden, IA

Conviction
1 count animal neglect with serious injury or death; 3 counts animal neglect with injury
Date
Not stated
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Source verified

Joshua Schmidt

Davenport, IA

Conviction
3 counts animal neglect resulting in serious injury/death; 1 count animal neglect with injury
Date
2025-10-06
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Source verified

Kelly Adams

Muscatine, IA

Conviction
6 counts animal neglect with serious injury/death; 3 counts animal neglect with injury
Date
2025-09-02
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