citation_inspection: 29121

The three outdoor enclosures, housing six adult domestic cats and five kittens, are still constructed with wood permeable to moisture and cannot be properly cleaned or sanitized. One of the enclosures is constructed and framed with unsealed wood. The enclosed shelter box and wooden ramp are also constructed out of unsealed wood. The second enclosure with a corresponding shelter box and resting platform is constructed with a mixture of painted and unsealed wood. Surfaces permeable to moisture cannot be properly cleaned and/or sanitized to meet the requirements set for by 3.11 of the AWA regulations. In addition, these structures and items are not designed or constructed in a way that they can be easily removed once they become worn or soiled. The licensee has invested in a new metal enclosure to replace the one made with unsealed wood. However, the new enclosure has not been assembled. Having surfaces in contact with the animals that cannot be properly cleaned and sanitized can expose the cats to unnecessary disease hazards. The Licensee must ensure that all enclosures, den boxes and furniture type fixtures are designed and constructed of materials that are impervious to moisture and able to be properly cleaned and sanitized or removed/replaced once they become worn or soiled.