citation_inspection: 37778

An excessively large number of flies and insects are located throughout the facility. The interiors of the sheltered building and whelping building, containing approximately 71 adult dogs and 370 puppies, are kept cool by leaving the doors open. The doors have no screens and flies and other insects are free to enter the buildings. Flies were seen on the walls of the buildings and enclosures, in the water bowls, in the food bowls and on the dog food, on the floors of the enclosures, and on the dogs themselves. In the outdoor enclosures flies were inside some of the shelters, accessed by a total of 17 dogs, along with gnat-like insects and ant-like insects that had infested the straw bedding. The facility representative stated that they spray for flies inside the buildings. Excessive numbers of flies and other insects can contaminate food and water as well as cause health hazards towards the dogs. An effective program for the control of insects, external parasites affecting dogs and cats, and birds and mammals that are pests, must be established and maintained. The licensee must establish an effective plan to control flies and other insects in order to support the health of the dogs. The licensee must ensure the plan is effective at all times.