Feds Detail Filthy, Dangerous Conditions for Animals at SeaQuest Roseville in Minnesota
PETA has received an inspection report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealing that SeaQuest Roseville did the following:
- Kept animals in hazardous enclosures
- Failed to clean up accumulated mouse feces
- Allowed flies to swarm around animals’ food
- Let animals go months without regular visits from a veterinarian
History of Animal Neglect at SeaQuest
Filth, misery, and deprivation are business as usual at SeaQuest Roseville—located in the Rosedale Center mall near Minneapolis—as well as at the company’s facilities in other cities. No matter the location, SeaQuest continues to find ways to neglect and endanger the vulnerable animals it exploits.
PETA urges everyone to stay away from SeaQuest’s seedy roadside aquariums, where suffering is the only thing that thrives.
Federal Animal Welfare Act Violations at SeaQuest Roseville
An August 5 USDA report details six citations for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act—including three repeat violations—at SeaQuest Roseville.
The report notes that the last time an attending veterinarian set foot inside the facility was in April, months prior.
Other repeat violations include failing to provide animals with basic enrichment necessary for their psychological well-being and failing to clean the facility adequately.
According to the USDA, SeaQuest Roseville failed to schedule visits from its listed “attending veterinarian.”
One of the pigs at the facility had hooves so overgrown that they had begun to curve outward, forcing the animal’s toes into an abnormal position that would make walking difficult.
Federal inspectors also found exposed metal wires, screws, and sharp splinters of wood in birds’ enclosures and an unprotected electrical cord in a Bengal cat enclosure that was within the animals’ reach.
Last year, the USDA cited SeaQuest Roseville for failing to clean enclosures adequately.
This included the enclosures housing otters, sloths, African crested porcupines, and pigs, all of which had buildup of “organic material” and grime on the walls.
The chain’s other locations are no better.
Hundreds of animals have died at SeaQuest facilities or in transit—including nearly 100 who died in just five years at a single location in New Jersey—and the USDA has issued numerous citations for inadequate animal care, improper maintenance, and injuries to members of the public.
You Can Help Animals at SeaQuest Roseville—Here’s How
Following pressure from PETA and a slew of egregious animal welfare issues and customer injuries, SeaQuest closed its location in Littleton, Colorado, earlier this year and its facilities in Trumbull, Connecticut, and Stonecrest, Georgia, in 2023.
Intelligent, curious animals have complex lives of their own, and they don’t want to spend them in crummy shopping mall aquariums. The Roseville location is just one of SeaQuest’s hellholes.
Nationwide, the company has amassed many reports of animal neglect, animal deaths, legal violations, and injuries to the public. It’s clear that SeaQuest shouldn’t be operating anywhere.
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