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Arizona Puppy Mill Violations

732 documented USDA violations across 84 facilities

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Violations › Arizona

USDA inspectors have documented 732 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in Arizona, including 43 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 84 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 Terrill Al-Saihati Yuma 35 106 5 F
2 Wildlife World Zoo Inc. Litchfield Park 38 88 5 F
3 Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch Picacho 26 37 3 F
4 Prescott Animal Park Association Prescott 25 31 3 F
5 Out Of Africa Wildlife Park, Llc Camp Verde 26 29 2 F
6 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Tucson 26 25 11 F
7 Pets Paradise Glendale 14 22 0 F
8 Keepers Of The Wild, Inc. Valentine 19 21 2 F
9 Bearizona Wildlife Park, L L C Williams 25 20 2 F
10 Billy Harvey Cornville 17 17 1 F
11 Tucson Wildlife Center, Inc. Tucson 19 15 0 F
12 Western Maricopa Education Center Phoenix 30 15 0 F
13 Grand Canyon Deer Farm Llc Williams 16 13 0 F
14 Phoenix Herpetological Society Scottsdale 17 12 0 F
15 Karen Luna Scottsdale 17 11 0 F
16 Navajo Nation Zoo And Botan Pk Window Rock 15 10 1 F
17 Oregon Wildlife Foundation Douglas 15 10 1 F
18 Pima County Fair Tucson 1 10 0 D
19 Rustler's Rooste Phoenix 17 9 0 F
20 Arivaca Santuary And Research Arivaca 5 8 0 C
21 Cnk Ventures Llc Mesa 5 8 0 F
22 Steve Thompson Willcox 10 8 0 D
23 The University Of Arizona Animal Care Tucson 17 7 2 F
24 City Of Tucson/Parks & Rec Dept. Tucson 18 7 1 F
25 Christine Mitchell Phoenix 12 7 0 D
26 Mesa Community College Mesa 17 7 0 F
27 R Lazy J Ranch Eagar 7 7 0 C
28 Sherry Pietilainen Queen Creek 6 7 0 D
29 Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center Scottsdale 18 7 0 D
30 Diginity Health/Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix 16 6 1 F
31 Department Of Animal Care & Technologies Tempe 20 6 0 D
32 James J Dougherty, Dona M Dougherty Phoenix 11 6 0 C
33 001 - Exotic Pet Kingdom Llc Lake Havasu City 5 6 0 C+
34 Lisa R. Limbert Gilbert 3 6 0 B
35 Biological Sciences Annex Flagstaff 14 6 0 C
36 Funny Foot Farm And Ranch Llc Tucson 6 5 1 F
37 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Flagstaff 16 5 1 F
38 Amazon Wonders Llc Tucson 7 5 0 C+
39 Arizona Humane Society Phoenix 11 5 0 B
40 Ghost Ranch Exotics Llc Marana 4 5 0 C+
41 Liberty Wildlife Inc Phoenix 6 5 0 C+
42 Arden Morley Kingman 5 4 0 A
43 Arizona Center For Nature Conservation Phoenix 20 4 0 B
44 Danielle Gnidziejko Lake Havasu City 13 4 0 B
45 El Zaribah Shrine Scottsdale 6 4 0 B
46 Odysea Aquarium, Llc Scottsdale 17 4 0 B
47 Angela Queen Yuma 2 3 0 A
48 Arizona Heart Foundation Phoenix 2 3 0 B+
49 Barbara Milsom Maricopa 5 3 0 A+
50 Carrie Sears Coolidge 4 3 0 A+

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