citation_inspection: 37770

The framing on the largest shelter in the outdoor enclosure containing 8 Golden Retrievers is made of wood. According to the facility representative, the wood is not water resistant or sealed against moisture. A 12 to 16 foot long, approximately 10 inch wide board has been attached to the bottom of the wire fence to build a barrier between two outdoor enclosures. The board was placed there to prevent the dogs from digging more holes under the fence and entering the adjacent enclosure through those holes. Approximately 10 dogs have direct contact with the board and the facility representative says the board is not water resistant or sealed against moisture. One outdoor enclosure, containing approximately 12 dogs, has a metal access door inserted into painted plywood at the entrance to the shelter. The plywood has been chewed and damaged resulting in a hole in the plywood and unsealed wood around the access door. Surfaces of enclosures that have potential contact with dogs must be cleanable and sanitizable in order to prevent the buildup of debris and other materials that can harbor contaminated and potentially disease-causing agents. These surfaces must be impervious to water to allow repeated and ongoing cleaning without the deterioration of the surface. The licensee must ensure that building surfaces in contact with animals in outdoor facilities are impervious to moisture. Surfaces made of wood that is not pretreated to be impervious to moisture must be sealed. To be corrected by: September 08, 2021