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California Puppy Mill Violations

2,540 documented USDA violations across 478 facilities

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Violations › California

USDA inspectors have documented 2,540 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in California, including 138 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 478 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 Roberta Kirshner Oroville 41 51 2 F
2 Pro Sci, Inc. Poway 9 44 0 F
3 University Of California, Davis Davis 52 42 13 F
4 Philip G Smith Piru 15 36 0 F
5 Charles Dean Cook Galt 28 33 0 F
6 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles 33 29 1 F
7 Kristina Oliver Corona 25 28 0 F
8 Animals For Education Yokuts Valley 18 27 3 F
9 Bonnie Cromwell & Richard Pennington Petaluma 47 25 0 F
10 Zoological Society Of San Diego Escondido 33 24 5 F
11 Virtus Strategic Consulting, Inc. Valley Center 13 23 2 F
12 Pharmaron (San Diego) Lab Services LLC San Diego 20 23 1 F
13 Stephanie Taunton Hesperia 18 23 0 F
14 Temple Of Isis Geyserville 18 23 0 F
15 Rocket & Ashley Hoskins Ramona 15 22 6 F
16 B T S Research San Diego 26 22 2 F
17 Martine Colette Los Angeles 11 22 1 F
18 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo 37 22 0 F
19 Birds & Animals Unlimited Acton 42 21 0 F
20 The Nature Of Wildworks, Inc. Topanga 17 21 0 F
21 Mc Grath Family Farms Camarillo 7 20 0 F
22 The Gorilla Foundation Woodside 20 20 0 F
23 Yuba College Marysville 20 20 0 F
24 Conservation Society Of California Oakland 24 19 1 F
25 University Of California, Berkeley Berkeley 27 18 7 F
26 San Diego Mesa College San Diego 18 18 1 F
27 Conservation Ambassadors, Inc. Paso Robles 50 18 0 F
28 Jungle Exotics San Bernardino 21 17 0 F
29 Agbio Company Lodi 21 16 0 F
30 Cathy Ledford El Cajon 13 16 0 F
31 Lucky Rabbits Inc. Ramona 6 16 0 F
32 Fresno's Chaffee Zoo Corporation Fresno 19 15 5 F
33 Pierce College Woodland Hills 19 15 1 F
34 Fresno Wildlife Rehabilitation Service Clovis 24 15 0 F
35 T. B. Holdings, LLC San Carlos 16 15 0 F
36 City Of Santa Ana Santa Ana 27 14 6 F
37 Peter & Nancy Lng Santa Rosa 26 14 5 F
38 Pet Brokers, Inc. Bakersfield 10 14 2 F
39 Reptacular Animals, Corp. Sun Valley 22 14 1 F
40 Diana Frieling Rosamond 31 14 0 F
41 Lockwood Animal Rescue Center Frazier Park 4 14 0 F
42 San Dimas Canyon San Dimas 16 13 2 F
43 Cruzin Critters Turlock 22 13 1 F
44 Hygieia Biological Laboratories Woodland 15 13 0 F
45 Pacific Biolabs Hercules 21 12 5 F
46 City Of Merced Merced 17 12 1 F
47 Pro Sci Inc. Poway 6 12 1 F
48 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona 15 12 0 F
49 Global Medical Devices Pomona 17 12 0 F
50 Icb International Inc. Valley Center 17 12 0 F

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