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Pennsylvania Puppy Mill Violations

2,875 documented USDA violations across 442 facilities

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Violations › Pennsylvania

USDA inspectors have documented 2,875 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in Pennsylvania, including 57 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 442 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 Pymatuning Deer Park Jamestown 27 66 2 F
2 David And Malinda King Kirkwood 20 59 1 F
3 East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue Inc Fairfield 31 50 2 F
4 Mose Zook Jr Delta 37 49 2 F
5 Real Pets Corp Denver 30 49 0 F
6 Levi King Mill Hall 29 45 0 F
7 Moses Fisher Loganton 15 38 1 F
8 John Kauffman Loganton 23 37 1 F
9 Melvin Beiler Jersey Shore 16 35 1 F
10 Amos Stoltzfus And Katie Stoltzfus Loganton 33 35 0 F
11 Peaceable Kingdom Perkasie 30 35 0 F
12 Adept Diesel Service Oxford 19 31 0 F
13 Christ King Christiana 22 31 0 F
14 Elmer Esh Loganton 32 31 0 F
15 Linvilla Orchards, Inc Media 16 31 0 F
16 David Petroski Richfield 12 30 2 F
17 Union County Sportsmens Club Inc Millmont 22 30 1 F
18 Eugene Moser Oley 21 30 0 F
19 Aaron G Fisher Loganton 24 29 0 F
20 Jesse M Zook Strasburg 8 29 0 F
21 Samuel Stoltzfus Nottingham 25 29 0 F
22 Amos Kauffman Loganton 20 28 0 F
23 Aaron K Lapp Allenwood 22 26 0 F
24 Aaron K Esh Loganton 9 25 0 F
25 Baldwin Family Enterprises Inc Gettysburg 24 24 0 F
26 Living Treasures Ii, Inc Jones Mills 25 24 0 F
27 Ronald Giacinto West Chester 25 24 0 F
28 Ben K Esh Jr Loganton 16 23 0 F
29 Green Horse Farm Dornsife 30 22 1 F
30 Amos W Zimmerman Ephrata 17 21 0 F
31 Kevin Weaver Lititz 22 21 0 F
32 Thomas Sickle Perryopolis 13 20 0 F
33 University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 15 20 0 F
34 John Esh Loganton 21 19 1 F
35 Animaland Zoological Park Wellsboro 7 19 0 F
36 Annie S Zook, Elmer Zook Drumore 17 19 0 F
37 Clinton Holmes Alburtis 10 19 0 F
38 Rodney L Bauman Manheim 24 18 1 F
39 Joseph G Fisher Kirkwood 13 18 0 F
40 Amos Fisher Quarryville 11 17 0 F
41 Levi P Stoltzfus Allenwood 9 16 0 F
42 Lisa Sell Dover 18 16 0 F
43 Daniel Kauffman Loganton 10 15 1 F
44 John & Verna King Watsontown 22 15 0 F
45 Martha Holmes Barto 4 15 0 F
46 Paul S Zook New Holland 16 15 0 F
47 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp West Point 29 14 4 F
48 Brubaker & Kuhn Inc Lebanon 6 14 1 F
49 John & Pamela Pape Clarendon 11 14 1 F
50 Zoological Society Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 36 14 1 F

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