Rhode Island Zoological Society

Providence, Rhode Island 02907 — 1000 Elmwood Avenue

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License: 15-C-0004 Type: C Last Inspected: Dec 17, 2025 Address: 1000 Elmwood Avenue

19 Inspections

11 Total Violations

1 Critical

1 Repeat Violations

Animals on Record

NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL RABBIT: 364 DOMESTIC GOAT: 180 CHILEAN FLAMINGO: 76 BENNETT'S WALLABY / RED-NECKED WALLABY: 70 NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 58 MATSCHIE'S TREE KANGAROO: 56 GOLDEN LION TAMARIN: 56 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 55 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 53 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 52 CHEETAH: 50 GIRAFFE: 49 ALPACA: 48 AFRICAN ELEPHANT: 48 PRONGHORN: 46 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 46 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 45 BLACK HOWLER: 45 BINTURONG: 42 WHITE-FACED SAKI: 39 EUROPEAN POLECAT: 38 RED WOLF: 36 GIANT ANTEATER: 36 RED PANDA: 34 BRINDLED WILDEBEEST: 34 SNOW LEOPARD: 34 TAKIN: 33 LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC: 33 AMERICAN BISON: 32 WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON: 31 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 30 BABIRUSA: 29 RED RIVER HOG: 29 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 28 BRAZILIAN AGOUTI: 28 SOUTHERN TAMANDUA: 28 ASIATIC BLACK BEAR: 27 REED TITI: 27 TAVETA GOLDEN-WEAVER: 27 BARBARY SHEEP: 26 REEVE'S MUNTJAC: 26 SPECKLED MOUSEBIRD: 25 SCARLET IBIS: 24 JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT: 22 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 22 GIANT OTTER: 22 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 21 HUMBOLDT PENGUIN: 20 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 19 YELLOW ARMADILLO: 19 WILD TURKEY: 18 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 17 KINKAJOU: 16 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 15 STRIPED SKUNK: 14 SOUTHERN GIANT POUCHED RAT / EAST AFRICAN: 14 HARBOR SEAL: 13 SPECKLED PIGEON: 13 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 12 SUPERB STARLING: 12 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG: 10 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 10 BLUE-BELLIED ROLLER: 10 PYGMY MARMOSET: 9 BAT-EARED FOX: 9 GIANT WOOD-RAIL: 9 YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE: 9 REED TITI / WHITE-EARED TITI: 9 EASTERN GREY KANGAROO: 8 JAMAICAN FRUIT-EATING BAT / JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT: 8 SERVAL: 8 SUNBITTERN: 8 BLACK CROWNED-CRANE: 8 RED-CROWNED CRANE / JAPANESE CRANE: 8 HADADA IBIS: 8 BOAT-BILLED HERON: 8 BLACK VULTURE / MEXICAN VULTURE: 8 KING VULTURE: 8 BALD EAGLE: 8 TRUMPETER HORNBILL: 8 WRINKLED HORNBILL: 8 LAUGHING KOOKABURRA: 8 KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN: 8 HYACINTH MACAW: 8 MILITARY MACAW: 8 WHITE-HEADED BUFFALO-WEAVER: 8 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 7 BLUE-THROATED PIPING-GUAN: 7 HAMERKOP: 7 SNOWY-CROWNED ROBIN-CHAT: 7 GREY SHORT-TAILED OPOSSUM: 6 DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG: 6 BARN OWL / WESTERN BARN OWL / AMERICAN BARN OWL /: 6 AFRICAN HUNTING DOG / AFRICAN WILD DOG: 5 COMMON RAVEN: 5 BARE-FACED TAMARIN: 4 INDIAN PEAFOWL / COMMON PEAFOWL / PEAHEN /: 4 ROSS'S TURACO: 4 TURKEY VULTURE: 4 GOLDEN EAGLE: 4 RED-TAILED HAWK: 4 EASTERN ROSELLA: 4 BALI MYNA: 4 VON DER DECKEN'S HORNBILL: 3 CATTLE / COW / OX: 2 ANKOLE-WATUSI CATTLE: 2 RED-CRESTED TURACO: 2 NORTHERN TREE SHREW: 1 KIRK'S DIKDIK / KIRKS DIK-DIK: 1 MOURNING DOVE: 1 CAT ADULT: 1

What's in This Report

USDA Inspections on Record

Latest: Dec 17, 2025

Violations Documented

1 Critical · 10 Non-Critical

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Complete inspection timeline with dates

Every violation code and description

Inspector narratives — what they saw

Severity ratings for each violation

Repeat offense flags

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