Ember was an 8-week-old puppy when she came to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa "horribly abused," animal welfare advocates recalled. Officers of the state's largest animal shelter found the dog thin, shaking and stained with blood, unable to stand or sit, when they were called to assist Des Moines police during a domestic violence investigation in March. The puppy, who they later named Ember, suffered from a broken leg and jaw, a severely injured eye and another injured leg, bruising and swelling and a fractured jaw — an injury veterinarians say is consistent with multiple instances of abuse. But on Monday, May 11, Ember joined animal welfare advocates, state lawmakers and Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in Des Moines to witness Iowa's chief executive sign a law that would impose stiffer penalties in animal abuse cases such as Ember's. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAlegis