MAY 2010 - USDA COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDING INDUSTRY - PET STORE PUPPIES
Case finding: Breeder with dogs with excessive ticks, Oklahoma
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2-(breeder with dogs with excessive ticks)-: At another facility in Oklahoma
with 96 adult dogs, AC cited the breeder for 23 violations (including 12
repeats) during 4 inspections from August 2005 to September 2007. Although
national office instructions state, “if compliance [is] not attained quickly,
proceed to other enforcement steps,” AC could not explain why it took no
enforcement action.30
During our visit to the facility in July 2008, AC cited the breeder for another 11 violations (including 1 repeat). We found numerous dogs infested with ticks. In one case, the ticks completely covered the dog’s body (see figure 3). The dog appeared extremely tired and stressed and did not move, even when we approached it.
During our visit to the facility in July 2008, AC cited the breeder for another 11 violations (including 1 repeat). We found numerous dogs infested with ticks. In one case, the ticks completely covered the dog’s body (see figure 3). The dog appeared extremely tired and stressed and did not move, even when we approached it.
