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Michigan Puppy Mill Violations

1,776 documented USDA violations across 222 facilities

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USDA inspectors have documented 1,776 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in Michigan, including 75 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 222 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 Summer Wind Farms Brown City 45 246 5 F
2 Richard Evola Monroe 53 156 3 F
3 Zachery Keeler Temperance 45 107 13 F
4 Critter Barn Zeeland 33 89 0 F
5 Terry Anderson Stanton 41 61 9 F
6 Deer Forest Amusements Inc Coloma 8 61 0 F
7 Deer Forest Exotic Animal Sanctuary Coloma 8 61 0 F
8 April And Ryan Cicchelli Lake City 15 57 5 F
9 K&M Pets Llc Saginaw 30 36 10 F
10 Tyler Foland Battle Creek 16 31 2 F
11 Cheryl Rondy Vestaburg 10 30 2 F
12 Oakwood Research Facility Inc Oxford 15 30 1 F
13 Javon Stacks Van Buren Twp 29 27 0 F
14 Carousel Acres Inc South Lyon 25 26 0 F
15 Daniel D Coblentz Grand Junction 5 26 0 F
16 Kirk Elya Reed City 34 25 1 F
17 Mary Welsh Perry 9 23 0 F
18 Indian Creek Investment I I I, L L C Lambertville 32 22 2 F
19 James Svoboda Tawas City 15 22 0 F
20 The Creature Conservancy Ann Arbor 25 20 0 F
21 Shawn Zielke Ionia 21 16 0 F
22 Detroit Animal Welfare Group Romeo 19 15 1 F
23 Gull Meadow Farms Llc Richland 18 15 0 F
24 James Rose Attica 19 14 0 F
25 Ann Arbor Campus Ann Arbor 30 12 4 F
26 Strobel Enterprises L L C Ann Arbor 19 12 0 F
27 Boulder Ridge Ranch L L C Alto 22 11 0 F
28 Various Travel Locations Ortonville 39 11 0 F
29 100 Aker Wood Mayville 9 10 0 D
30 Carol Weaver Goodrich 9 10 0 F
31 Lufthansa Cargo Ag - Dtw - Detroit Metro Airport Taylor 146 10 0 D
32 Barbara A Percival Bloomingdale 10 9 1 F
33 Christie Showerman Webberville 13 9 0 F
34 Grizzly Flats Farm Llc Cedar Springs 26 9 0 F
35 Terry Guoan Standish 13 9 0 F
36 Nelson Pearson Iii Canton 21 8 1 F
37 Blakes Orchard Inc Armada 11 8 0 F
38 Ingham County Lansing 11 8 0 C
39 Westview Orchards Romeo 16 8 0 F
40 City Of Iron Mountain Iron Mountain 16 7 0 F
41 Daniel Hochstetler Centreville 14 7 0 C+
42 Ed Carpenter Laingsburg 12 7 0 D
43 Jacob Lambright Bloomingdale 3 7 0 F
44 Jeremiah Tietz Saginaw 17 7 0 C
45 Alvin & Irene Zehr Hillsdale 6 6 1 F
46 Wilderness Trails Animal Park Inc Birch Run 21 6 1 F
47 City Of Three Rivers Three Rivers 15 6 0 C+
48 Klackle Orchards Llc Greenville 8 6 0 C
49 Nathan Steury Camden 7 6 0 C
50 Woodside Kennel Stanwood 6 6 0 C

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