Bramblewatch turns public USDA and IRS records into tools anyone can use: check a shelter before you surrender a pet, find who to call for a hurt animal, and see what's actually happening to wildlife near you.
This is what keeps every page here honest, and legally safe to publish.
USDA APHIS license and inspection history for breeders, dealers, and exhibitors. IRS Tax Exempt Org status for anyone claiming to be a registered rescue or shelter. Not reviews, not rumors.
Click through to the actual government record behind any fact shown here, plus the date we last checked it. If we're wrong, you can see exactly why.
If we can't find a license or filing, we say so plainly. It means unverified, not innocent, and it never gets shown as a passing grade.
Wander from clearing to clearing, or jump straight to what you need.
Search any breeder, dealer, rescue, or shelter against public USDA and IRS records before you trust them.
Search now →Find the right agency to call in your state, so your report lands with someone who can act.
Find your state →Short, sourced explainers on the wildlife stories everyone's sharing but few can explain.
Start reading →Search any breeder, dealer, exhibitor, rescue, or shelter against public USDA APHIS and IRS records. Every result links to the source record and shows when we last checked it.
Example results shown below — live search launches with Phase 1.
USDA APHIS license #12-A-3456. Last inspection: no cited violations. Verified against public record.
USDA APHIS inspection history shows 2 non-critical violations in the last 3 years. See the full report for details.
No matching USDA license or IRS tax-exempt filing found. This does not mean the organization is fraudulent, only that we could not verify it against public records.
Most people don't know who actually handles an animal cruelty report in their state: local police, animal control, or a state agency all differ. Pick your state and we'll point you to the right one.
Example preview only — real state-by-state agency data launches with Phase 1. The number below is a placeholder. Do not call it.
This is a placeholder showing what a real result will look like: agency name, phone number, hours, and whether they take anonymous reports.
Found a hurt wild animal? Tell us your state and we'll surface the nearest licensed wildlife rehabilitator, so you're not searching in a panic.
Example preview only — the real rehabber directory launches with Phase 1. The number below is a placeholder. Do not call it.
Placeholder showing what a real result will look like: rehabber name, distance, phone, and which species they're licensed to treat.
Data Center Watch will track active state approvals and grants for new data center construction, ranked by how much is at stake, like the one approved beside the Nashville Zoo that its own community is now fighting to overturn.
The math behind colony collapse's ripple effect.
What changed, and who loses protection first.
The filings that separate real rescues from fronts.
Inside the refuge holding the species back from extinction.