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South Carolina Puppy Mill Violations

656 documented USDA violations across 103 facilities

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Violations › South Carolina

USDA inspectors have documented 656 animal-welfare violations at licensed facilities in South Carolina, including 24 critical citations. Of the facilities inspected in this state, 103 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 Hollywild Animal Park Inc. Wellford 31 48 1 F
2 Kathleen Futrell Myrtle Beach 31 35 0 F
3 Sharon Sandlofer - Tra Lynchburg 35 32 0 F
4 Alpha Genesis Inc. Yemassee 26 20 4 F
5 Various Travel Location Salley 26 18 0 F
6 Twin Pine Farm & Exotics Walterboro 10 18 0 F
7 Black Creek Wildlife Center Bishopville 12 15 2 F
8 Whale Branch Animal Services Seabrook 45 15 1 F
9 Charles Beam Ridgeland 20 14 0 F
10 Robert Childress Easley 17 14 0 F
11 Wild Wild Westies Abbeville 9 14 0 F
12 Bee City LLC Cottageville 24 13 0 F
13 Theodore Willis Honea Path 8 13 0 F
14 Halbert Hall Pendleton 16 13 0 F
15 Ballyhoo Petting Zoo Anderson 10 12 1 F
16 Heidi Ent Joshua Ortiz West Columbia 7 12 0 F
17 Russell Evans Hartsville 16 12 0 F
18 Wendy Watson Greenville 41 12 0 F
19 Brookgreen Gardens Murrells Inlet 17 11 2 F
20 Save Them All, Lifesavers Rescue Transport West Columbia 13 11 1 F
21 Synchrony Labs LLC Reevesville 18 11 0 F
22 Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Columbia 20 10 1 F
23 Claxtons Auction Co. LLC Ruffin 7 9 0 D
24 Gail Mirabella Lamar 7 9 0 F
25 Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center Laurens 10 9 0 F
26 Low Country Biosource Inc. Walterboro 14 9 0 F
27 Low Country Biosource Inc. Walterboro 14 9 0 D
28 Jd Transportation LLC Lexington 3 8 1 F
29 Magnolia Plantation Corporation Charleston 15 8 0 F
30 Piedmont Technical College Newberry 10 8 0 F
31 Spf North American Inc. Hodges 12 8 0 D
32 Suzanne Mull Honea Path 5 8 0 F
33 Wildlife Geeks Greenville 8 7 1 F
34 Coastal Animal Rescue & Educational Sanctuary Georgetown 5 7 0 C+
35 Connie Tibbs Walterboro 5 7 0 C+
36 L C E C, I N C Blythewood 8 7 0 C+
37 Carolina Wildlife Care Inc. Columbia 15 6 0 C+
38 Clifford P Fisher Iii Lexington 16 6 0 C
39 Nancy Rodmaker Conway 2 6 0 B
40 Doris Lannon Inman 11 6 0 B
41 Paul Phillips Kingstree 6 6 0 C
42 Russell Evans Hartsville 3 6 0 D
43 Charles Towne Landing Charleston 19 5 2 F
44 City Of Greenville Greenville 18 5 1 D
45 Clubreturns Inc. Beaufort 7 5 0 B+
46 Robert Mills Myrtle Beach 14 5 0 B
47 Trident Technical College Moncks Corner 10 5 0 D
48 Charlotte Cannon Fort Mill 4 4 0 A
49 Crosswind Farm LLC Holly Hill 3 4 0 B
50 Glory Jovi Blythewood 14 4 0 B+

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