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Alabama Puppy Mill Violations

893 documented USDA violations across 89 facilities

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Violations › Alabama

USDA inspectors have documented 893 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in Alabama, including 55 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 89 have at least one violation on record. The facilities below are ranked by total documented violations, the operations most worth scrutinizing before you buy.

A violation does not automatically mean a breeder is unsafe today, some have corrected problems after being cited, but a high or repeated count, especially critical citations involving veterinary care or housing, is a serious warning sign. Click any facility to read its full inspection history.

# Facility City Inspections Violations Critical Grade
1 Blue Ridge Kennel Wetumpka 31 87 3 F
2 The Mobile Zoo Wilmer 12 72 0 F
3 256 Exotics, LLC Huntsville 12 70 5 F
4 Montgomery Zoo Montgomery 32 60 8 F
5 Mike Mc Clelland Banks 12 59 0 F
6 Coastal Exotics Chunchula 20 40 6 F
7 William Keith Allen Huntsville 22 34 4 F
8 City Of Gadsden Gadsden 22 33 2 F
9 Biological Research Facility Auburn 17 32 1 F
10 University Of Birmingham Birmingham 23 28 5 F
11 Southern Biotechnology Assoc. Birmingham 18 28 1 F
12 Southern Biotechnology Associates Inc. Leeds 21 25 1 F
13 Brantley Farms Daphne 9 22 0 F
14 Daniel Combs Tuscaloosa 9 17 0 F
15 Tuskegee University Tuskegee 17 16 0 F
16 Funny Farm Petting Farm Inc. Robertsdale 6 14 0 F
17 Beverly Miracle Opelika 8 12 0 F
18 Southern Research Institute Birmingham 27 11 6 F
19 The Zoo Foundation Inc. Gulf Shores 20 11 3 F
20 Barking Cow Farms LLC Brilliant 14 10 1 F
21 Hoof Or Paw Guin 5 10 1 F
22 Ron Van Herwyn Montgomery 12 10 0 F
23 Harmony Kennels And Transport LLC Marion 4 9 0 D
24 Shelby & Amy Rainey Coker 7 9 0 F
25 Oak Mountain State Park Pelham 12 8 0 F
26 Tim Emerson Summerdale 15 8 0 C
27 Greater Tennessee Valley Zoo Inc. Athens 4 7 0 C+
28 Tigers For Tomorrow Exotic Animal Perserve Inc. Attalla 17 7 0 C
29 Craig Hawkins Eufaula 7 6 0 C
30 Daniel Hall Graham 1 6 0 B
31 Mechel Whitaker Hartford 16 6 0 C
32 Doris Dianne Baker Jones Brilliant 5 6 0 B
33 Inge Verstuyft Mobile 2 6 0 F
34 Crossroads Rabbitry Heflin 7 5 0 D
35 Starco Group LLC Auburn 8 5 0 C+
36 Wayne Powell Marbury 8 5 0 C+
37 Birmingham Zoo Inc. Birmingham 17 4 3 F
38 Cdd Nca Inc. Somerville 4 4 0 A
39 Dan Phillips Phenix City 5 4 0 A
40 Kristy Marson Tuscaloosa 7 4 0 A
41 Andalusia Animal Adventures Andalusia 6 3 2 F
42 Anniston Museum Of Natural History Anniston 16 3 1 D
43 Greater Tennessee Valley Zoo Inc. Athens 4 3 0 A+
44 Hugo English Brewton 2 3 0 A+
45 Lacey Herring & Ben Powell Madison 4 3 0 A+
46 Two By Two Enterprise 7 3 0 A+
47 Bama Bucks Steakhouse & Wild Game Restaurant Sardis City 16 3 0 B+
48 4D Farm Cullman 5 2 0 A+
49 Bigham Farms And Exotics LLC Coker 3 2 0 A+
50 Brian Bone Covington 4 2 0 A+

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