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Friends Of The Zoo Inc

KANSAS CITY, Missouri 64132

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License: 43-C-0212 Type: C Last Inspected: Jul 15, 2025

15 Inspections

1 Total Violations

0 Critical

0 Repeat Violations

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Animals on Record

RED KANGAROO: 158 GENTOO PENGUIN: 155 SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX: 126 DOMESTIC GOAT: 103 CHIMPANZEE: 91 RAINBOW LORIKEET: 59 KING PENGUIN: 53 DOMESTIC GUINEAFOWL / HELMETED GUINEAFOWL /: 49 MACARONI PENGUIN: 48 LLAMA: 45 HUMBOLDT PENGUIN: 45 AFRICAN ELEPHANT: 44 LESSER KUDU: 43 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 40 SLENDER-TAILED MEERKAT: 40 TAVETA GOLDEN-WEAVER: 38 WESTERN GORILLA: 36 ROCK HYRAX: 36 BENNETT'S WALLABY / RED-NECKED WALLABY: 34 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 33 LION: 32 COCONUT LORIKEET: 31 BORNEAN ORANGUTAN: 30 CHILEAN FLAMINGO: 30 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 27 GIRAFFE: 27 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 27 RED RIVER HOG: 26 STRAW-NECKED IBIS: 25 ADDAX: 24 BLACK RHINOCEROS: 24 WHITE-FACED SAKI: 24 BLACK-CAPPED SQUIRREL MONKEY: 21 COMMON ELAND: 21 FRANCOIS'S LANGUR: 21 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 20 BLACK MANGABEY: 20 GOLDEN LION TAMARIN: 19 BLACK-FOOTED CAT: 18 BLUE DUIKER: 17 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 17 GUINEA BABOON: 17 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE /: 17 CAPE PORCUPINE: 16 SUGAR GLIDER: 16 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 15 WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON: 15 BAT-EARED FOX: 15 SPRINGBOK: 14 MATSCHIE'S TREE KANGAROO: 14 AFRICAN HUNTING DOG / AFRICAN WILD DOG: 14 KIRK'S DIKDIK / KIRKS DIK-DIK: 14 CHEETAH: 13 RED PANDA: 13 SAND CAT: 13 PIED IMPERIAL-PIGEON: 13 RED-CAPPED MANGABEY: 12 BLUE MONKEY: 12 PARMA WALLABY: 12 OLIVE BABOON: 12 KINKAJOU: 12 FENNEC FOX: 12 ALLEN'S SWAMP MONKEY: 12 CHINSTRAP PENGUIN: 12 PREVOST'S SQUIRREL / TRI-COLORED SQUIRREL: 11 HIPPOPOTAMUS: 11 WARTHOG: 11 RED RUFFED LEMUR: 11 SERVAL: 10 TIGER: 10 LION-TAILED MACAQUE: 10 ORIENTAL SMALL-CLAWED OTTER: 10 FALLOW DEER: 9 BOBCAT: 9 POLAR BEAR: 9 SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL: 9 HEDGEHOG: 8 MONA MONKEY: 8 CHINCHILLA: 8 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 8 BONGO: 8 STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT: 8 DONKEY / BURRO / ASS: 8 COMMON OSTRICH: 8 LEOPARD: 7 COMMON SQUIRREL MONKEY: 7 MARBLED TEAL: 7 LAUGHING KOOKABURRA: 7 RED-AND-GREEN MACAW / GREEN-WINGED MACAW: 7 GREY-CHEEKED MANGABEY: 6 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 6 EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT: 6 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 6 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 6 ADDRA GAZELLE: 6 SPUR-WINGED LAPWING: 6 HADADA IBIS: 6 HOODED VULTURE: 6 PURPLE STARLING: 6 BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW / BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW: 6 CAPYBARA: 5 RED-HANDED TAMARIN: 5 AFRICAN CLAWLESS OTTER: 4 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 4 DINGO: 4 CARACAL: 4 SEA OTTER: 4 EMU: 4 EDWARDS'S PHEASANT / VIETNAM PHEASANT: 4 YELLOW-BILLED STORK: 4 BLACK-NECKED SWAN: 4 TRUMPETER SWAN: 4 ASIAN EMERALD DOVE / GREY-CAPPED EMERALD DOVE: 4 SILVER GULL: 4 TAWNY FROGMOUTH: 4 SADDLE-BILLED STORK: 4 HAMERKOP: 4 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 4 BATELEUR: 4 EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL: 4 VON DER DECKEN'S HORNBILL: 4 RHINOCEROS HORNBILL: 4 TOCO TOUCAN: 4 ECLECTUS PARROT: 4 CONGO AFRICAN GREY PARROT / GRAY PARROT: 4 YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER: 3 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 3 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 3 MANDARIN DUCK: 3 RUDDY SHELDUCK: 3 ROCK PIGEON: 3 SUPERB STARLING: 3 RED-BREASTED GOOSE: 3 RED-FLANKED DUIKER: 2 CENTRAL AMERICAN AGOUTI: 2 GREATER BUSHBABY: 2 NEW GUINEA SINGING DOG: 2 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 2 WESTERN GREY SQUIRREL: 2 BINTURONG: 2 GREAT HORNED OWL: 2 SOUTHERN SCREAMER / CRESTED SCREAMER: 2 SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO / GREATER SULPHUR-: 2 CHESTNUT TEAL: 2 BLUE-BILLED TEAL / HOTTENTOT TEAL: 2 COMMON SHELDUCK: 2 GREATER ROADRUNNER: 2 RED-TAILED HAWK: 2 TURKEY VULTURE: 2 AFRICAN FISH-EAGLE: 2 HARRIS'S HAWK: 2 WREATHED HORNBILL: 2 SILVERY-CHEEKED HORNBILL: 2 GREEN ARACARI: 2 RED-CROWNED PARROT / GREEN-CHEEKED AMAZON / RED-: 2 RED-CROWNED PARAKEET / KAKARIKI: 2 HYACINTH MACAW: 2 WHITE COCKATOO / UMBRELLA COCKATOO: 2 GALAH / ROSE-BREASTED COCKATOO / ROSEATE: 2 LITTLE CORELLA / BARE-EYED COCKATOO: 2 WHITE-FRONTED MARMOSET: 2 SCREAMING ARMADILLO: 1 EASTERN GORILLA / MOUNTAIN GORILLA: 1 DOMESTIC DUCK INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 1 RADJAH SHELDUCK: 1 BALD EAGLE: 1 GREEN WOODHOOPOE: 1 SECRETARYBIRD: 1

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USDA Inspections on Record

Latest: Jul 15, 2025

Violations Documented

1 Non-Critical

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How to Read This Report

This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for Friends Of The Zoo Inc. 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.

Each inspection in the timeline represents an actual visit by a USDA APHIS inspector. Inspections can be routine (scheduled), focused (in response to a complaint), or follow-up (to verify that previously cited violations have been corrected). The badges next to each inspection date indicate how many violations were found during that visit and their severity levels.

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.

If you are considering purchasing an animal from this facility, we recommend using this data as a starting point, not an endpoint. Visit the breeder in person, ask to see the animals' living conditions, request veterinary health records, and compare this facility's record to other breeders in the same state.

Frequently asked questions about Friends Of The Zoo Inc

Is Friends Of The Zoo Inc a USDA-licensed breeder?

Friends Of The Zoo Inc holds USDA license number 43-C-0212 (C), which means the facility is registered under the federal Animal Welfare Act and is subject to periodic USDA APHIS inspections.

Does Friends Of The Zoo Inc have any USDA violations on record?

Yes. USDA inspectors have documented 1 violation at this facility (1 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 Friends Of The Zoo Inc last inspected by the USDA?

The most recent inspection on record for Friends Of The Zoo Inc was on Jul 15, 2025, and the facility has 15 inspections documented in total. The USDA typically inspects licensed breeders every one to three years.

Where is Friends Of The Zoo Inc located?

Friends Of The Zoo Inc is located in Kansas City, Missouri. You can browse other USDA-licensed breeders in Missouri to compare inspection records before you decide.