Puppy mill - cited under AWA
Lititz, PA (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Jul 13, 2004
County: Lancaster
Disposition: USDA Citation
Person of Interest: Amos S. Stoltzfus
Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Date: JUL-13-2004
Each dealer shall make, keep, and maintain complete records. Records shall include the official tag number or tattoo assigned to a dog or puppy. The official tag number is still not recorded for 17 Jack Russell terriers on the Record of Acquisition and Dogs and Cats on Hand (APHIS form 7005). The puppy identification number was not recorded on puppies sold this year on the Record of Disposition of Dogs and Cats (APHIS form 7006). The official tag number and puppy
identification numbers must still be recorded for all adult dogs and puppies sold.
The date of disposition must also be recorded for all dogs sold, died, euthanized, or donated. Several dogs are listed as died in records, but the date of death is not present on the Record of Acquisition and Dogs & Cats on Hand (APHIS form 7005).
The date of disposition must be recorded on APHIS form 7005.
3.6 ( a )
PRIMARY ENCLOSURES.
Primary enclosures must be structurally sound and maintained in good repair. Enclosures must be constructed and maintained so that they have no sharp points or edges that could cause injury and contain the dogs securely.
The following enclosures need repair in the adult holding building:
(1) Row 4 (east side), pen # 20 housing 1 dog has broken wire on floor.
(2) Row 4 (east side), pen # 23 housing 2 dogs has detached and bent wire on floor.
(3) Row 4, (east side), pen # 26 housing 1 dog has broken wire on floor in two areas.
(4) Row 4, (east side), pen # 27 housing 2 dogs has detached and bent floor wire with holes.
The above four enclosures need to be repaired to protect the dogs from injury.
To be corrected by: July 30, 208
3.11 ( a )
CLEANING, SANITIZATION, HOUSEKEEPING, AND PEST CONTROL.
Cleaning of primary enclosures. "Excreta and food waste must be removed from primary enclosures daily, and from under primary enclosures as often as necessary to prevent an excessive accumulation of feces and food waste, to prevent soiling of the dogs or cats contained in the primary enclosures, and to reduce disease hazards, insects, pests and odors. The pans
under primary enclosures with grill-type floors and the ground areas under raised runs with mesh or slatted floors must be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of feces and food waste and to reduce disease hazards pests, insects and odors."
There are accumulations of wet shavings and excreta on floor below the wire enclosures in adult holding building. Hair is also hanging below supports and wire floors. More than daily accumulations of excreta are present on wire floors in several enclosures in whelping building. Cleaning needs to be improved so that excreta is removed from primary enclosures daily to prevent soiling of the dogs and under enclosures when there are excessive accumulations to prevent odors, pests, and
disease hazards.
To be corrected by: July 14, 2004
Inventory: 292 dogs & 14 weaned puppies
Robert Markman, A C I , USDA, APHIS, Animal Care Date:
Title- -- JUL-13-2004 References« PA State Animal Cruelty Map
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