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California Puppy Mill Violations

2,496 documented USDA violations across 474 facilities

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Violations › California

USDA inspectors have documented 2,496 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in California, including 132 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 474 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 50 37 12 F
4 Philip G Smith Piru 14 36 0 F
5 Charles Dean Cook Galt 28 33 0 F
6 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles 32 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 30 24 5 F
11 Pharmaron (San Diego) Lab Services Llc San Diego 19 23 1 F
12 Stephanie Taunton Hesperia 18 23 0 F
13 Temple Of Isis Geyserville 17 23 0 F
14 Rocket & Ashley Hoskins Ramona 15 22 6 F
15 B T S Research San Diego 26 22 2 F
16 Martine Colette Los Angeles 11 22 1 F
17 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo 36 22 0 F
18 Virtus Strategic Consulting, Inc. Valley Center 11 21 2 F
19 The Nature Of Wildworks, Inc. Topanga 16 21 0 F
20 Birds & Animals Unlimited Acton 41 20 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 San Diego Mesa College San Diego 18 18 1 F
26 University Of California, Berkeley Berkeley 26 17 6 F
27 Conservation Ambassadors, Inc. Paso Robles 47 17 0 F
28 Jungle Exotics San Bernardino 20 17 0 F
29 Agbio Company Lodi 19 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 18 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, L.l.c. San Carlos 16 15 0 F
36 Peter & Nancy Lng Santa Rosa 26 14 5 F
37 Reptacular Animals, Corp. Sun Valley 22 14 1 F
38 Diana Frieling Rosamond 30 14 0 F
39 Lockwood Animal Rescue Center Frazier Park 4 14 0 F
40 City Of Santa Ana Santa Ana 24 13 5 F
41 Pet Brokers, Inc. Bakersfield 9 13 2 F
42 Cruzin Critters Turlock 21 13 1 F
43 Hygieia Biological Laboratories Woodland 15 13 0 F
44 Pacific Biolabs Hercules 21 12 5 F
45 City Of Merced Merced 17 12 1 F
46 Pro Sci Inc Poway 6 12 1 F
47 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona 15 12 0 F
48 Icb International Inc Valley Center 17 12 0 F
49 Marie Dickenson Phelan 16 12 0 F
50 Opossum Society Of The United States San Bernardino 17 12 0 F

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