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| 10973 | 9eb9bcaceaf937cf | 3.132 | 1 | EMPLOYEES. | It is evident that due to the nature and severity of the animal husbandry issues at the facility that there is a lack of adequately trained employees. The facility relies on volunteer workers. The president of the facility stated to APHIS inspectors that there was no formalized scheduling of workers at the facility. A lack of properly trained employees can result in facility and animal conditions that result in unnecessary animal suffering. Animal numbers must be reduced or more properly trained workers need to be added. Workers need to be trained in the basic needs of the animals at the facility. Topics should include at a minimum: the importance of adequate water, the need for adequate bedding during times of extreme weather, the importance of cleaning and good housekeeping procedures, proper diet for different species of animals and observation of animals for abnormal conditions and behaviors. This training should be done in conjunction with the attending veterinarian or his designee. A list of topics covered and attendees must be documented for review by APHIS. A facility schedule needs to be developed that allows for adequate employee coverage in order to address all animal husbandry needs. Also the facility president is the only one authorized to work with the dangerous animals at the facility. All animal work must be done with the dangerous animals under his direct supervision. The president has been offsite for the many of the days since the last inspection. As the dangerous animals cannot be serviced when he is not present the conditions in theses animal enclosures are not good. The enclosures are not clean. The majority of the water receptacles are not clean. Trained staff with adequate experience must be hired or the facility president must find a way to be onsite at the facility for a more substantial amount of the time. The inspection was conducted with the facility president on 7-1-14. The exit interview was conducted at this time. All non-compliant items were discussed with the facility president. APHIS expectations regarding JJ the tiger were made clear. The tiger was to be seen by the attending veterinarian by the end of the day on 7-2-14. It was explained to the facility president that records of the veterinary visit would be reviewed at the 12:00 PM formal exit interview on 7-3-14. In place of these records the attending veterinarian could contact the inspector prior to this time by phone. Formal exit interview conducted with the facility president on 7-3-14. Additional Inspectors Bongard Carrie, Animal Care Inspector |