Coal Valley, IL - December 5, 2014- Niabi Zoo announced today that it passed its inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with a perfect report.
Niabi Zoo was inspected on December 2, 2014, by a member of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. A USDA inspection consists of a thorough review of the wellbeing of Niabi Zoo's animal collection, its animalrelated facilities such as habitats and holding areas, its animal records, veterinary program, diet preparation areas, storage facilities, and more. Inspections by USDA occur on a regular basis as part of the licensing requirement for Niabi Zoo to be open to the public as an animal exhibitor.
Niabi Zoo Director Marc Heinzman said this successful inspection is another in the zoo's long history of positive USDA reports. "This successful inspection is one of many consecutive perfect reports for Niabi Zoo," said Heinzman, "and is just further confirmation of what I already know: that Niabi Zoo provides top-notch welfare and care for our animals." Heinzman went on to add that Niabi Zoo has received perfect inspections from USDA for many years, including the entire time (nearly seven years) that he has been at the zoo.
Niabi Zoo is currently closed to the general public for the winter, but is scheduled to reopen in March of 2015.
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