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Gladys Porter Zoo

BROWNSVILLE, Texas 78520 — 500 Ringgold St

License: 74-C-0050 Type: C Last Inspected: Jun 6, 2023 Address: 500 Ringgold St
20 Inspections
14 Total Violations
0 Critical
0 Repeat Violations

Animals on Record

EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT: 598 BRUSH-TAILED RAT-KANGAROO: 237 SUGAR GLIDER: 215 DOMESTIC GOAT: 158 ARABIAN ORYX: 155 CAIRO SPINY MOUSE: 145 BONTEBOK / BLESBOK: 143 WESTERN GREY KANGAROO: 141 DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG: 130 SLENDER-TAILED MEERKAT: 129 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 111 WESTERN GORILLA: 108 ADDRA GAZELLE: 108 ADDAX: 103 MONGOLIAN GERBIL (COMMON PET / RESEARCH VARIETY): 100 GIRAFFE: 88 BUSHBUCK: 88 GAYAL/GAUR: 70 RED-HANDED TAMARIN: 70 YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER: 68 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 68 GREY GIBBON: 64 CHIMPANZEE: 62 BLACK SPIDER MONKEY: 59 CHINCHILLA: 54 HAZEL DORMOUSE: 50 MANDRILL: 49 ANGOLAN COLOBUS: 48 GREATER KUDU: 45 SABLE ANTELOPE: 43 PILEATED GIBBON: 42 RED RUFFED LEMUR: 42 WHITE-FACED SAKI: 41 BONGO: 40 BROWN CAPUCHIN / TUFTED CAPUCHIN: 40 MONGOLIAN GERBIL: 40 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 36 TREE PANGOLIN: 35 BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY: 35 TIGER: 33 SERVAL: 32 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 32 PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMUS: 28 SIAMANG: 28 GEMSBOK: 28 NILGAI: 28 BLACK-AND-WHITE RUFFED LEMUR: 28 WHITE RHINOCEROS: 27 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 26 SHORT-NOSED FRUIT BAT: 24 NORTHERN TREE SHREW: 24 SOUTH AMERICAN RED BROKET: 23 HOFFMANN'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 22 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 22 MANDRILL *MALE: 22 BORNEAN ORANGUTAN: 22 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 21 LION: 20 GRANTS ZEBRA: 19 BEARDED PIG: 19 MATSCHIE'S TREE KANGAROO: 18 BLACK LEMUR: 18 WHITE-TAILED DEER: 18 NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR: 18 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 17 DOMESTIC FERRET: 17 WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON: 16 SPECTACLED BEAR: 16 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 16 DOMESTIC DROMEDARY CAMEL: 15 RED-FLANKED DUIKER: 15 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 14 EASTERN GREY KANGAROO: 13 MALAYAN SUN BEAR: 12 AGILE WALLABY: 12 AFRICAN HUNTING DOG / AFRICAN WILD DOG: 12 SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN: 12 HEDGEHOG: 11 BLACK HOWLER: 10 CAPYBARA: 10 LAR GIBBON: 10 CAPE PORCUPINE: 10 SMALL-EARED BUSHBABY / NORTHERN GREATER GALAGO: 10 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 10 SCREAMING ARMADILLO: 9 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 8 NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 8 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 8 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 8 LONG-NOSED POTOROO: 8 EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 7 HARBOR SEAL: 6 SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA: 6 RED ACOUCHI: 5 COMMON SQUIRREL MONKEY: 5 RACCOON: 5 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 5 WARTHOG: 5 PRZWALSKI'S WILD HORSE: 4 GUATEMALAN MANTLED HOWLER: 4 ZEBU: 3 BAT-EARED FOX: 3 AFRICAN SOFT-FURRED RAT / MULTIMAMMATE MOUSE: 3 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG: 3 WILD BOAR: 2 CENTRAL AMERICAN RED BROCKET: 2 OCELOT: 2 AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINE: 2 LESSER KUDU: 1 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 1 JAGUAR: 1 FENNEC FOX: 1

What's in This Report

20
USDA Inspections on Record
Latest: Jun 6, 2023
14
Violations Documented
14 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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