A little more about us...
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We love having the opportunity to share our animals and the joy that they bring! It is our utmost priority to make our petting zoos safe and respectful for both the humans and the animals. We are insured and make sure that we clean up after the animals and keep everything sanitary. In addition to that there are a few quirky things we always make sure we do!
Our animals get to choose if they come on a event with us! We want to share the joy of animals with others, but we do not want to exploit them. When it is time to go on an event we pull up next to the animals pens and open the trailer door. Whoever jumps on the trailer gets to come! And whoever chooses not to jump on the trailer gets to stay home. More often than not we have to limit how many jump on the trailer because these animals really love their job!
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We keep the animals safely in their enclosures. People may pet from the outside, but not go inside with the animals. This is twofold in keeping people, especially small children, safe from being stepped on or knocked over, and it respects our animals need for space. Our animals are always so excited to see visitors! And like anyone else, sometimes our animals need to be able to take breaks, keeping a fence between visitors and the animals gives them the freedom to take time and space as they need it without being crowded or forced to be pet.
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We set up our petting zoo right off of the side of our livestock trailer and stay parked there for the duration of the event. This means for set up we need roughly a 20x40 foot space. but it allows us to unload and load all the animals in the safest was possible. That way the majority of the animals never have an opportunity to get loose. And it also allows for one side of the enclosures to be inaccessible by guests so that if the animals need some space they have the ability to step away and recharge their social battery!
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Our animals that have babies get an extended maternity leave that begins in the last leg of their pregnancy that allows them to just relax and get lots of extra food and vitamins, so they are not given the option to come on petting zoos. Once the babies are born we wait until babies are weaning age before we start bringing them on petting zoos to make sure they have the best start in life and aren't exposed to so many outside germs and stressors. When they are old enough to come along they still look like cute babies, they're just a little stronger, and they always get to be accompanied by their mama.
We include goats, sheep, and alpaca in our petting zoo. We use these particular animals because they are ruminants who only have one row of teeth in the front, which makes a potential bite less severe than it would be if it were from a horse, pig, or rabbit.
The animals are always our priority! We do our best to make sure they are happy and healthy. They truly love this job and love meeting people and getting lots of treats!
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