citation_inspection: 3429

In the warm room building, members of the public were observed touching rabbits who were in cages stacked on wagons. Additionally, during the auction, in the staging areas near the sale ring, members of the public were observed touching several animals including a capuchin monkey, a kinkajou, a fox, and skunks. In these areas, although the facility sporadically had readily identifiable employees on hand, the employees did not serve as effective barriers to stop members of the public from touching the animals. Effective distance and/or barriers are important for ensuring that members of the public do not cause harm to the animals or become injured themselves. Correct by ensuring that animals are exhibited so there is minimal risk of harm to the animal and public and the facility must ensure that there are barriers with sufficient distance to assure the safety of both.