Metro Richmond Zoo

MOSELEY, Virginia 23120

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License: 52-C-0028 Type: C Last Inspected: Dec 2, 2025

13 Inspections

8 Total Violations

0 Critical

0 Repeat Violations

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Animals on Record

BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG: 477 CHEETAH: 376 THOMSON'S GAZELLE: 350 INDIAN FLYING FOX: 338 GREATER KUDU: 316 BLACKBUCK: 268 NYALA: 267 IMPALA: 258 BUDGERIGAR / BUDGIE / COMMON PARAKEET / SHELL: 254 DOMESTIC GOAT: 248 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 242 BLACK HOWLER: 225 LESSER SPOT-NOSED GUENON: 202 HIMALAYAN TAHR: 199 COPPERY TITI: 192 BONGO: 186 RED KANGAROO: 169 DIANA MONKEY: 156 AFRICAN PENGUIN / CAPE PENGUIN: 142 ADDAX: 140 CHIMPANZEE: 140 DE BRAZZA'S MONKEY: 139 URIAL SHEEP: 133 ALLEN'S SWAMP MONKEY: 132 EGYPTIAN GOOSE: 128 ADDRA GAZELLE: 127 GIRAFFE: 99 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 99 WHITE-HEADED / WHITE-THROATED CAPUCHIN: 96 COMMON SQUIRREL MONKEY: 95 CHILEAN FLAMINGO: 91 KLIPSPRINGER: 84 ROCK HYRAX: 83 COMMON ELAND: 82 BUDGERIGAR / BUDGIE / COMMON PARAKEET / SHELL PARAKEET: 81 GRANT'S GAZELLE: 77 SLENDER-TAILED MEERKAT: 76 AFRICAN SACRED IBIS: 74 FALLOW DEER: 73 BLACK-AND-WHITE RUFFED LEMUR: 72 COMMON WATERBUCK: 70 WHITE-FACED SAKI: 67 HILL WALLAROO: 64 SIAMANG: 64 RED RUFFED LEMUR: 61 BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY: 58 LAR GIBBON: 55 SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN: 52 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 48 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 46 SOUTH AMERICAN TAPIR: 44 BLACK MANGABEY: 44 GEMSBOK: 43 AFRICAN BUSH PIG: 41 STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT: 40 RED RIVER HOG: 40 LION: 38 ELK: 37 YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER: 36 BARNACLE GOOSE: 36 BROWN-HEADED SPIDER MONKEY: 35 SNOW LEOPARD: 34 BAIRD'S TAPIR: 34 WHITE RHINOCEROS: 33 RACCOON: 32 ASIATIC BLACK BEAR: 31 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 30 SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX: 30 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 29 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 29 SEBA'S SHORT-TAILED BAT: 28 SULAWESI CRESTED MACAQUE: 28 WILD BOAR: 28 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE /: 27 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 26 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 26 PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMUS: 25 BORNEAN ORANGUTAN: 23 MARKHOR: 23 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 23 STRIPED SKUNK: 23 AMERICAN BISON: 22 TIGER: 22 GEOFFROY'S TAMARIN: 22 EASTERN BLACK-AND-WHITE COLOBUS / GUEREZA: 21 SERVAL: 21 FENNEC FOX: 21 SOUTHERN SCREAMER / CRESTED SCREAMER: 21 ARMENIAN MOUFLON: 20 BLUE CRANE / STANLEY CRANE: 20 AFRICAN CLAWLESS OTTER: 19 WHITE-FRONTED LEMUR: 19 CAPYBARA: 19 SPOTTED HYENA: 19 BRINDLED WILDEBEEST: 18 SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL: 18 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 17 ELK / WAPITI: 17 WHITE STORK: 17 DOMESTIC CHICKEN (INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS / TURKIN / COCK / HEN / ROOSTER): 17 LLAMA: 16 WARTHOG: 16 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 16 GIANT ANTEATER: 16 DOMESTIC CHICKEN (INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS /: 16 PYGMY MARMOSET: 16 COMMON OSTRICH: 15 BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW / BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW: 15 WHITE-TAILED DEER: 14 BINTURONG: 14 BRAZILIAN AGOUTI: 14 GREAT WHITE PELICAN / EASTERN WHITE PELICAN: 14 TAKIN: 13 GRAY-BELLIED NIGHT MONKEY / LEMURINE NIGHT MONKEY: 13 GOLDEN PHEASANT: 13 RÜPPELL'S GRIFFON: 13 DEMOISELLE CRANE: 13 VERVET: 13 INDIAN MUNTJAC: 12 BLUE DUIKER: 12 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK: 12 WOOD DUCK / CAROLINA DUCK: 12 EMU: 12 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE / GOLDEN CROWNED-CRANE: 12 GIANT ELAND: 11 PATAGONIAN CAVY / MARA: 10 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 10 ZEBU: 10 CARACAL: 10 BAT-EARED FOX: 10 INDIAN CRESTED PORCUPINE: 9 ALPACA: 9 DOMESTIC DROMEDARY CAMEL: 9 YELLOW ARMADILLO: 9 GRANTS ZEBRA: 8 DOG ADULT: 8 DUSKY TITI: 7 DOUROUCOULI: 6 WHITE SHEEP: 6 RED DEER: 6 LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT: 6 STELLER'S SEA-EAGLE: 6 DOMESTIC DUCK INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 6 KING VULTURE: 6 SALMON-CRESTED COCKATOO / MOLUCCAN COCKATOO: 6 WHITE-LIPPED TAMARIN: 6 CATTLE / COW / OX: 6 BIGHORN SHEEP: 5 BLACK CROWNED-CRANE: 5 TOCO TOUCAN: 5 GREATER RHEA / AMERICAN RHEA: 5 ECLECTUS PARROT: 5 PRONGHORN: 4 RED-HANDED TAMARIN: 3 BLACK SPIDER MONKEY: 3 KIRK'S DIKDIK / KIRKS DIK-DIK: 3 BONTEBOK / BLESBOK: 3 GRAY-HANDED / GRAY-LEGGED NIGHT MONKEY: 3 NORTHERN RED MUNTJAC: 3 EASTERN CRESTED GUINEAFOWL: 3 SARUS CRANE: 3 MARABOU STORK: 3 SPECTACLED OWL: 3 SHORT-NOSED FRUIT BAT: 2 EASTERN GREY KANGAROO: 2 GUNTHER'S DIKDIK / GUNTHERS DIK-DIK: 2 WHITE-NOSED COATI: 2 MOUSTACHED TAMARIN: 2 MALAYAN TAPIR: 2 BRAZILIAN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 2 DONKEY / BURRO / ASS: 2 DOMESTIC GUINEAFOWL / HELMETED GUINEAFOWL /: 2 MALAYAN CRESTED FIREBACK: 2 LAUGHING KOOKABURRA: 2 EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL: 2 COMMON MARMOSET: 1 GOELDI'S MONKEY: 1 NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 1 BROWN-NOSED COATI: 1 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 1 DOMESTIC DOG: 1 AFRICAN WILD ASS: 1 BOBCAT: 1 WEEPER CAPUCHIN: 1 RED-AND-GREEN MACAW / GREEN-WINGED MACAW: 1 SWINHOE'S PHEASANT: 1 RED-CROWNED PARROT / GREEN-CHEEKED AMAZON / RED-: 1 DOMESTIC GUINEAFOWL / HELMETED GUINEAFOWL / PEARL HEN: 1 HOFFMANN'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 1

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Latest: Dec 2, 2025

Violations Documented

8 Non-Critical

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How to Read This Report

This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for Metro Richmond 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.

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 Metro Richmond Zoo

Is Metro Richmond Zoo a USDA-licensed breeder?

Metro Richmond Zoo holds USDA license number 52-C-0028 (C), which means the facility is registered under the federal Animal Welfare Act and is subject to periodic USDA APHIS inspections.

Does Metro Richmond Zoo have any USDA violations on record?

Yes. USDA inspectors have documented 8 violations at this facility (8 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 Metro Richmond Zoo last inspected by the USDA?

The most recent inspection on record for Metro Richmond Zoo was on Dec 2, 2025, and the facility has 13 inspections documented in total. The USDA typically inspects licensed breeders every one to three years.

Where is Metro Richmond Zoo located?

Metro Richmond Zoo is located in Moseley, Virginia. You can browse other USDA-licensed breeders in Virginia to compare inspection records before you decide.