The Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary is located in Austin, TX. They offer a wide variety of exotic animals including but not limited to Bangle Tigers, Parrots, and Elephants. For anyone that may be interested they also offer a petting zoo filled with such animals as deer, llamas, and pigs. The petting zoo offers a gift shop where you can buy feed to give the animals as you visit them. http://austinzoo.steelstudios.com/index.php?pid=118
History Of Austin Zoo And Animal Sanctuary
The Austin Zoo began as a goat ranch, changing its name in 1990 to the Good Day Ranch. They took in animals that were unwanted or abandoned by their owners, along with wounded wildlife. In the beginning the animals mainly consisted of goats, ponies, pigs, and deer, with only a few exotics.
To date the zoo houses over 300 animals including more than 100 different species. Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary still receives requests to rescue animals taken from roadside zoos, however they are forced to deny these requests on the average of 200 a month.
The Austin Zoo is a non-profit organization relying on donations, entrance fees, grants, and sponsorships to operate.http://www.austinzoo.org/index.php?pid=138
Book A Field Trip Or Birthday Party
The zoo also makes it possible to book birthday parties for $5.00 a person for groups of 15 or more, they will reserve as many picnic tables as needed and supply a grill for use while there. Take a train ride through the zoo for only $2.50. Field trips are also booked for Monday thru Friday from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm. In order to get the discount ticket price of $4.00 per person be sure to have one person pay for the entire group. They recommend that reservations be made early in the school year so that the day and time wanted can be met. http://austinzoo.steelstudios.com/index.php?pid=116 http://austinzoo.steelstudios.com/index.php?pid=117
How To Support The Austin Zoo And Animal Sanctuary
Donations to the zoo are always welcome. By making a donation you can adopt an animal keeping it fed and cared for. Every penny of all donations goes towards taking care of the animals and their surroundings. http://austinzoo.steelstudios.com/index.php?pid=130<ref/>
Austin Zoo
This video was produced by the interns of Elephant Productions in 2008. The woman being interviewed reports that many people don't know there's a zoo in Austin or that the majority of the animals at the zoo have been rescued. They also report that when visiting you can get closer to the animals then other zoos.
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Fast Facts
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Full name
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Opened
Year Round
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Location
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Weekday summer hours
Regular Hours (February 1 - October 31) Open daily from 10:00am - 6:00pm
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Weekend and holiday hours
Winter Hours (November 1 - January 31) Open daily from 10:00am – 5:30pm
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Adult admission
$8.00
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Child admission
$5.00
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Seniors admission
$6.00
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Car parking fees
Free
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Bus parking fees
Free
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Address
10807 Rawhide Trail, Austin ,TX, 78736
