Blank Park Zoo

Des Moines, Iowa 50315 — 7401 South West 9th Street

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License: 42-C-0168 Type: C Last Inspected: Nov 5, 2024 Address: 7401 South West 9th Street

15 Inspections

9 Total Violations

1 Critical

1 Repeat Violations

Animals on Record

BUDGERIGAR / BUDGIE / COMMON PARAKEET / SHELL: 290 DOMESTIC GOAT: 287 BENNETT'S WALLABY / RED-NECKED WALLABY: 236 JAMAICAN FRUIT-EATING BAT / JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT: 193 EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT: 192 CHILEAN FLAMINGO: 160 JAPANESE MACAQUE / SNOW MACAQUE: 122 ADDAX: 74 GIRAFFE: 64 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 62 MAGELLANIC PENGUIN: 55 BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG: 52 SPECKLED MOUSEBIRD: 50 LION: 47 BLACK RHINOCEROS: 43 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 40 DOMESTIC FERRET: 40 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 35 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 32 RED RIVER HOG: 31 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 30 HARBOR SEAL: 30 LAR GIBBON: 28 LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC: 28 RED PANDA: 27 NYALA: 27 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 26 COMMON ELAND: 26 ALPACA: 26 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG: 25 TIGER: 25 STRIPED SKUNK: 25 JAPANESE MACAQUE *MALE: 24 DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG: 24 NICOBAR PIGEON: 24 GIANT KINGFISHER: 23 LLAMA: 22 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 22 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 21 MOUNTAIN ZEBRA / HARTMANN'S ZEBRA: 21 SCARLET IBIS: 20 GOLDEN-CRESTED MYNA: 20 TAMMAR WALLABY: 20 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE /: 19 CRESTED PIGEON: 18 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 17 GOLDEN-HEADED TAMARIN: 16 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 16 EUROPEAN POLECAT: 15 YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER: 15 BALI MYNA: 15 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 14 SAND GAZELLE: 14 PHEASANT PIGEON: 14 BLACK-AND-WHITE RUFFED LEMUR: 14 INDIAN PEAFOWL / COMMON PEAFOWL / PEAHEN /: 14 SILVER-EARED MESIA: 14 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 13 SNOWY-CROWNED ROBIN-CHAT: 12 DONKEY / BURRO / ASS: 11 SNOW LEOPARD: 11 TRUMPETER SWAN: 11 KORI BUSTARD: 11 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 10 YELLOW ARMADILLO: 10 SOUTHERN CASSOWARY / DOUBLE-WATTLED CASSOWARY: 10 EMU: 10 RED JUNGLEFOWL: 10 BLACK SWAN: 10 ECLECTUS PARROT: 10 SARUS CRANE: 10 BLUE CRANE / STANLEY CRANE: 10 BUSH THICK-KNEE: 10 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL: 10 CINEREOUS VULTURE: 10 BALD EAGLE: 10 BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER: 10 VENEZUELAN TROUPIAL: 10 RED FOX (INCLUDES SILVER FOX & CROSS FOX): 9 OKAPI: 9 EMERALD STARLING: 9 GREEN HONEYCREEPER: 9 YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE: 9 SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER: 8 PINK-HEADED FRUIT-DOVE: 8 MASKED LAPWING: 8 NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 6 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 6 TAWNY FROGMOUTH: 6 TURQUOISE TANAGER: 6 BLACK-CAPPED SQUIRREL MONKEY: 5 MALLARD: 5 SENEGAL PARROT: 5 PLUMED WHISTLING-DUCK: 5 MANED DUCK / AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUCK: 5 BLACK-NAPED FRUIT-DOVE: 5 WHITE-CHEEKED TURACO: 5 BARN OWL / WESTERN BARN OWL / AMERICAN BARN OWL /: 5 RED-TAILED HAWK: 5 BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW / BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW: 5 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 4 ZEBU: 4 BURROWING OWL: 4 KING VULTURE: 4 SAFFRON FINCH: 4 CENTRAL AMERICAN AGOUTI: 3 NORWAY RAT / LAB RAT (COMMON RESEARCH/PET: 3 ROCK PIGEON: 3 GIANT KINGBIRD: 3 SPANGLED COTINGA: 3 BLUE-CROWNED HANGING-PARROT: 3 CRESTED PARTRIDGE: 3 LESSER KUDU: 2 HOODED PITTA: 2 GREEN ARACARI: 2 RED-CAPPED CARDINAL: 2 HOUSE FINCH: 2 VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA: 1

What's in This Report

USDA Inspections on Record

Latest: Nov 5, 2024

Violations Documented

1 Critical · 8 Non-Critical

The full report includes:

Complete inspection timeline with dates

Every violation code and description

Inspector narratives — what they saw

Severity ratings for each violation

Repeat offense flags

Links to original USDA reports

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