Shonda Madison – Madison Farms

December 30, 2015 — Routine inspection, USDA 43-B-3449

121 dogs recorded (77 adults · 44 puppies).

• Shelters missing wind and rain breaks

  There were three newly added outdoor enclosures containing 4 adult dogs, that did not have wind and rain breaks at the entrance of the dog houses or separate areas of shade. Wind and rain breaks protect the dogs from the weather elements while in their dog houses and shade offers protection from the direct rays of the sun. The licensee shall provide wind and rain breaks at the entrance of all outdoor shelter structures as well as one or more separate outside areas of shade, large enough to contain all the animals at one time and protect them from the direct rays of the sun. TO BE CORRECTED BY: 1/6/2016

• Dog houses with insufficient bedding

  There was a lack of sufficient bedding in the dog houses of both outdoor facilities. Several of the doghouses had only a small amount of bedding, skirting the outer edge of the doghouse. There were small breed, adult dogs housed in this facility; many of them had short hair coats. The National Weather Service recorded the low temperature at 29 degrees F the previous night. Sufficient bedding in the shelter structures is needed to help keep these animals warm during cold weather. The licensee shall provide clean, dry, bedding material if the ambient temperature is below 50 degrees F and additional clean, dry bedding is required when the temperature is 35 degrees or lower.TO BE CORRECTED BY: 12/31/2015

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