Columbus Zoo

POWELL, Ohio 43065

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License: 31-C-0042 Type: C Last Inspected: May 21, 2026

32 Inspections

8 Total Violations

2 Critical

1 Repeat Violations

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Animals on Record

FLYING MOUSE: 472 DOMESTIC GOAT: 351 GIRAFFE: 289 SILVERY LUTUNG / SILVERED LANGUR / LEAF MONKEY: 284 PYGMY CHIMPANZEE / BONOBO: 276 WESTERN GORILLA: 267 COCONUT LORIKEET: 259 CHEETAH: 233 BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG: 216 AMERICAN FLAMINGO: 214 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 184 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 178 RED KANGAROO: 174 RAINBOW LORIKEET: 173 ORIENTAL SMALL-CLAWED OTTER: 159 ADDRA GAZELLE: 147 LARGE FLYING FOX: 142 THOMSON'S GAZELLE: 140 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 132 BRINDLED WILDEBEEST: 129 VERVET: 126 ASIAN ELEPHANT: 112 HUMBOLDT PENGUIN: 112 EASTERN BLACK-AND-WHITE COLOBUS / GUEREZA: 109 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 108 NICOBAR PIGEON: 101 MARKHOR: 100 LION: 96 AFRICAN PENGUIN / CAPE PENGUIN: 91 MANDRILL: 84 RED PANDA: 82 GREATER KUDU: 77 CARIBBEAN MANATEE: 77 STRIPED SKUNK: 73 OKAPI: 73 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 71 TIGER: 68 SAND CAT: 68 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 62 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 62 PYGMY SLOW LORIS: 61 DOG ADULT: 61 BINTURONG: 60 BORNEAN ORANGUTAN: 58 PUMA / MOUNTAIN LION / COUGAR: 57 WARTHOG: 56 CONGO AFRICAN GREY PARROT / GRAY PARROT: 56 EASTERN GREY KANGAROO: 55 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 54 LITTLE GOLDEN-MANTLED FLYING FOX: 54 POLAR BEAR: 54 LAR GIBBON: 53 PALLAS'S CAT: 52 SAND GAZELLE: 50 REINDEER: 50 ARCTIC FOX: 50 KOALA: 49 MOOSE: 48 TUFTED DEER: 47 FENNEC FOX: 47 BRUSH-TAILED RAT-KANGAROO: 46 SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA: 44 SIAMANG: 43 CEDAR WAXWING: 43 AZURE-WINGED MAGPIE: 43 SERVAL: 42 CATTLE EGRET: 42 RED-BILLED LEIOTHRIX: 42 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 40 RED RIVER HOG: 40 INDIAN CRESTED PORCUPINE: 39 LEOPARD: 39 HARBOR SEAL: 39 SLENDER-HORNED GAZELLE / AFRICAN SAND GAZELLE /: 39 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 39 NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR: 38 PRONGHORN: 37 COMMON OSTRICH: 37 BROWN BEAR: 36 BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW / BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW: 35 WOLVERINE: 34 SPOTTED HYENA: 34 RED RUFFED LEMUR: 34 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE /: 34 AARDVARK: 33 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 33 MATSCHIE'S TREE KANGAROO: 31 CANADIAN LYNX: 31 SONG SPARROW: 31 REEVE'S MUNTJAC: 30 SLOTH BEAR: 30 SWIFT FOX: 29 GEOFFROY'S CAT: 28 METALLIC STARLING: 28 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 27 CAPYBARA: 26 SOUTHERN TAMANDUA: 26 TASMANIAN DEVIL: 26 DINGO: 25 AMERICAN BISON: 24 DOMESTIC GUINEAFOWL / HELMETED GUINEAFOWL /: 23 AMERICAN BEAVER: 22 DONKEY / BURRO / ASS: 22 AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINE: 21 WILD BOAR: 21 SMALL-EARED BUSHBABY / NORTHERN GREATER GALAGO: 21 NORTHERN BALD IBIS: 21 LAUGHING KOOKABURRA: 21 RUDDY DUCK: 21 BROWN PELICAN: 21 RED-FRONTED MACAW: 21 SOUTHERN MASKED-WEAVER: 21 BOBCAT: 20 LARGER HAIRY ARMADILLO: 19 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 19 KINKAJOU: 19 RED FOX (INCLUDES SILVER FOX & CROSS FOX): 19 LUZON BLEEDING-HEART: 19 BALI MYNA: 19 WHITE-HEADED BUFFALO-WEAVER: 19 AMERICAN ROBIN: 19 STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT: 19 BLACK-BACKED JACKAL: 18 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 17 LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC: 17 VIOLET-BACKED STARLING: 17 ORCHARD ORIOLE: 17 SOUTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT: 16 TAWNY FROGMOUTH: 16 TOCO TOUCAN: 16 MAGPIE GOOSE: 16 JAVAN POND-HERON: 16 SPECKLED PIGEON: 16 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL: 16 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 16 BALTIMORE ORIOLE / NORTHERN ORIOLE: 15 GRANTS ZEBRA: 14 MOUNTAIN COATI: 14 TREE PANGOLIN: 14 BAT-EARED FOX: 14 TRUMPETER SWAN: 14 PIED IMPERIAL-PIGEON: 14 MARBLED TEAL: 14 LESSER SCAUP: 14 SADDLE-BILLED STORK: 14 MASKED LAPWING: 14 BLACK-NAPED FRUIT-DOVE: 14 VICTORIA CROWNED-PIGEON: 14 CRESTED PARTRIDGE: 14 SCARLET MACAW: 14 BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER: 14 RED-CROWNED CRANE / JAPANESE CRANE: 14 SILVERY-CHEEKED HORNBILL: 14 BLACK-THROATED LAUGHINGTHRUSH: 14 CHINESE HWAMEI: 14 DARK-EYED JUNCO / SLATE-COLORED JUNCO: 14 EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 14 SCARLET-FACED LIOCICHLA: 14 OVENBIRD: 14 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 14 GROUNDHOG / WOODCHUCK: 13 SNOW LEOPARD: 13 EUROPEAN POLECAT: 13 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 13 BLACK DUIKER: 12 GREATER MALAYAN CHEVROTAIN: 12 INDIGO BUNTING: 12 CATTLE / COW / OX: 12 BLACK RHINOCEROS: 11 MALAYAN SUN BEAR: 11 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 11 BALD EAGLE: 11 WHITE-FACED IBIS: 11 PREVOST'S SQUIRREL / TRI-COLORED SQUIRREL: 10 MANDRILL *MALE: 10 SCARLET TANAGER: 10 CHINCHILLA: 9 SIBERIAN MUSK DEER: 9 GRAY CATBIRD: 9 SOUTHERN BALD IBIS: 9 THREE-STRIPED PALM CIVET: 8 CLOUDED LEOPARD: 8 NORTHERN GREATER GALAGO: 8 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 8 NORTHERN/EURASIAN LYNX: 7 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 7 BLACK MUNTJAC: 7 DOMESTIC DUCK INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 7 RED-LEGGED SERIEMA: 7 KILLDEER: 7 FRECKLED DUCK: 7 BUFFLEHEAD: 7 SMEW: 7 BUFF-CRESTED BUSTARD: 7 BLUE-BELLIED ROLLER: 7 WOOD DUCK / CAROLINA DUCK: 7 REEVES'S PHEASANT: 7 CHESTNUT TEAL: 7 MARIGOLD LORIKEET: 7 BLACK CRAKE: 7 EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL: 7 BARRED OWL: 7 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER / LESSER GOLDEN-PLOVER: 7 AMERICAN CROW: 7 RED-TAILED HAWK: 7 ABYSSINIAN GROUND-HORNBILL: 7 WHITE COCKATOO / UMBRELLA COCKATOO: 7 COMMON BULBUL: 7 WOOD THRUSH: 7 SWAINSON'S THRUSH: 7 SUGAR GLIDER: 6 BOLIVIAN HAIRY ARMADILLO: 6 HADADA IBIS: 6 BLACK CROWNED-CRANE: 6 RINGTAIL: 5 DOMESTIC HORSE: 5 VIRGINIA RAIL: 5 NORTH ISLAND BROWN KIWI: 5 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: 5 SNOW BUNTING: 5 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 5 RACCOON: 4 MARBLED POLECAT: 4 STRAW-NECKED IBIS: 4 SOCORRO DOVE: 4 GREATER BUSHBABY: 4 CAPE PORCUPINE: 3 BRUSH RABBIT: 3 SHORT-TAILED CHINCHILLA: 3 INDIAN RHINOCEROS: 3 MOURNING DOVE: 3 AFRICAN SACRED IBIS: 3 SORA: 3 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG: 2 BENNETT'S WALLABY / RED-NECKED WALLABY: 2 BROWN FOREST WALLABY: 2 LONG-BEAKED ECHIDNA: 2 SOUTHERN OPOSSUM: 2 NEW GUINEA SINGING DOG: 2 SOUTH AMERICAN TAPIR: 2 NORWAY RAT / LAB RAT (COMMON RESEARCH/PET VARIETY): 2 GREEN WOODHOOPOE: 2 SUPERB STARLING: 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITE: 2 NORTHERN CARDINAL: 2 SNOW GOOSE: 2 HAMERKOP: 2 HORNED LARK: 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 2 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 2 TIGER CAT: 2 WILLET: 2 GRIZZLY BEAR: 1 LESSER DOG-FACED FRUIT BAT: 1 NORTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT: 1 SENEGAL BUSHBABY: 1 COMMON TREE SHREW: 1 WILSON'S SNIPE: 1 TUFTED TITMOUSE: 1 YELLOW RAIL: 1

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USDA Inspections on Record

Latest: May 21, 2026

Violations Documented

2 Critical · 6 Non-Critical

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This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for Columbus Zoo. The grade at the top is calculated by BreederCheck based on the total number of violations, their severity, whether any are repeat offenses, and how recently they occurred. It is not an official USDA grade, the USDA does not assign letter grades to facilities.

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In the violation details section, you can read the specific regulatory codes that were cited and, when available, the inspector's narrative describing exactly what was observed. Pay particular attention to violations marked as "Repeat", these indicate problems that the breeder was previously warned about but failed to correct. Critical violations involving immediate threats to animal health or safety are the most serious and should weigh heavily in your decision-making.

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Frequently asked questions about Columbus Zoo

Is Columbus Zoo a USDA-licensed breeder?

Columbus Zoo holds USDA license number 31-C-0042 (C), which means the facility is registered under the federal Animal Welfare Act and is subject to periodic USDA APHIS inspections.

Does Columbus Zoo have any USDA violations on record?

Yes. USDA inspectors have documented 8 violations at this facility (2 critical, 6 non-critical). Critical and repeat violations matter most because they involve direct risks to animal health or problems the breeder was warned about before. Each cited code and the inspector narrative are in the full report above.

When was Columbus Zoo last inspected by the USDA?

The most recent inspection on record for Columbus Zoo was on May 21, 2026, and the facility has 32 inspections documented in total. The USDA typically inspects licensed breeders every one to three years.