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SPIRIT OF THE HILLS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

SPEARFISH, South Dakota 57783 — 500 Tinton Road

License: 46-C-0053 Type: C Last Inspected: Oct 4, 2016 Address: 500 Tinton Road
8 Inspections
28 Total Violations
1 Critical
4 Repeat Violations

Animals on Record

DOG ADULT: 98 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 87 TIGER: 81 CAT ADULT: 81 DOMESTIC DOG: 63 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 62 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 61 PUMA / MOUNTAIN LION / COUGAR: 52 DOMESTIC CAT: 52 LLAMA: 52 NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR: 51 LION: 31 SYRIAN BROWN BEAR: 29 LEOPARD: 27 WOLF/DOG HYBRID: 23 DOMESTIC GOAT: 22 CHINCHILLA: 17 BOBCAT: 16 AMERICAN BISON: 14 DOMESTIC PIG: 11 COYOTE: 11 RACCOON: 8 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 7 CANADIAN LYNX: 7 SERVAL: 6 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 6 STRIPED SKUNK: 5 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 5 DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG: 4 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 4 GRIZZLY BEAR: 4 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 3 AMERICAN RED SQUIRREL: 2

What's in This Report

8
USDA Inspections on Record
Latest: Oct 4, 2016
28
Violations Documented
1 Critical · 9 Direct · 18 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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This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for SPIRIT OF THE HILLS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. 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.

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