North Carolina Puppy Mill Violations

753 documented USDA violations across 133 facilities

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Violations › North Carolina

USDA inspectors have documented 753 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in North Carolina, including 39 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 133 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	Dunrovin Exotic Animal Sanctuary	Vass	15	65	3	F
2	Zootastic Of Lake Norman Inc.	Troutman	70	65	2	F
3	Terry K Beal	Maiden	33	52	1	F
4	Exotic Animal Exhibits	Pinetops	27	49	3	F
5	Animal Resources Program/Downtown Campus	Winston Salem	26	32	9	F
6	Jefferey C Wylie	Monroe	19	29	0	F
7	Lynnwood Park Zoo	Jacksonville	18	23	0	F
8	Rockin A Ranch	Midland	24	21	0	F
9	Council’s Transportation LLC	Zebulon	7	19	8	F
10	Lois Baker	Andrews	20	17	0	F
11	Tregembo Animal Park	Wilmington	29	15	0	F
12	North Carolina State University	Raleigh	25	14	2	F
13	Duke University	Durham	13	12	2	F
14	Imagination Station Science Museum	Wilson	9	11	0	F
15	Nicole Tai	Marshall	17	11	0	F
16	Coleman Phifer	Cleveland	12	10	0	F
17	Santas Land Inc.	Cherokee	24	9	0	F
18	Division Of Laboratory Animal Medicine	Chapel Hill	19	8	2	F
19	Borderline Farms	Monroe	4	8	0	C
20	Darby Acres Farm, LLC	Charlotte	26	8	0	D
21	Kindra D Mammone	Chapel Hill	15	8	0	F
22	Lee Crutchfield	Cameron	10	8	0	D
23	Brad Gregory	Walnut Cove	11	7	0	C+
24	Little Mans Zoo	Chadbourn	16	7	0	F
25	Town Of Windsor	Windsor	14	7	0	C
26	Aberrant Inc.	Raleigh	6	6	0	C
27	Colton Morris	Shelby	5	6	0	B+
28	Gail Mirabella	Julian	8	6	0	A+
29	Powered Research L L C	Durham	14	6	0	B+
30	Carolina Town And Amazing Animals	Sanford	9	5	0	B+
31	001- Corynne Freeman	Coats	9	5	0	B
32	Duddy Boo Safe Haven Sanctuary	Morganton	8	5	0	B+
33	James M Hayes	Belew Creek	4	5	0	B+
34	Misty Woodruff	Granite Falls	13	5	0	B+
35	Nc Zoo	Asheboro	11	5	0	B+
36	Liberty Acres	Liberty	4	4	0	A
37	Brandon Hicks	Randleman	3	4	0	B
38	Carolina Tiger Rescue	Pittsboro	13	4	0	A
39	Cindy Sneeden Mc Nally	Rocky Point	3	4	0	A
40	Discovery Place Inc.	Charlotte	13	4	0	B+
41	Gwen Landt	Canton	8	4	0	A
42	May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center At Lees-Mcrae College	Banner Elk	1	4	0	B+
43	Molecular Toxicology, Inc.	Boone	13	4	0	A
44	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro	12	4	0	B
45	Tiger World Inc.	Rockwell	16	3	2	F
46	Happy Puppy Universe LLC	Charlotte	3	3	1	D
47	Bmb Internet And Educational Exhibitions LLC	Gastonia	9	3	0	A+
48	Cleveland County Agriculture And Livestock Exchange	Shelby	3	3	0	A+
49	Deborah Macmichael	Hudson	3	3	0	C+
50	Our Zoo To You- 001	Louisburg	8	3	0	A+

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