Adopt an Animal
There are more than 200 animals at the NEW Zoo and caring for them is costly! We depend upon contributions from the community to meet our budget demands. When you Adopt an Animal, you provide funds that are needed not only for food and medical care, but also for the maintenance and improvement of animal habitats and to implement our behavioral enrichment programs. Your participation makes it possible for us to provide all that it takes to keep the animals healthy and happy.
By adopting an animal at the NEW Zoo, you will become a partner in providing the best possible care for all of the animals at the NEW Zoo. Besides the satisfaction of helping your selected animal, by participating in the Adopt-an-Animal program, you will receive:
Adoption Types
$25 Cousin
- Official Certificate of Adoption
- Information about the animal you adopted
- 5x7 portrait of your animal
- An Adopt-an-Animal magnet
- Your name displayed on the Family Tree Recognition Board at the NEW Zoo
- An invitation to the annual Family Reunion at the Zoo
$100 Sibling
- All the benefits of Cousin plus…
- A special gift from your adopted animal
$500 Parent
- Official Certificate of Adoption
- Information about the animal you adopted
- Framed 8x10 portrait of your animal
- Adopt-an-Animal magnet
- Your name displayed on the Family Tree Recognition Board at the NEW Zoo
- Your name displayed on a special recognition plaque by your animal's exhibit
Animals Available For Adoption
All of the animals at the zoo are available for adoption!
Adoption Details
Animal Adoptions are for a one year period. Individuals, families, school groups and civic organizations are all welcome to become family. Consider an Animal Adoption as a gift for any occasion. All contributions are tax deductible. Many employers offer matching gift programs for organizations such as ours - ask your company if you can apply for a matching contribution when you Adopt and Animal.
Occasionally, an animal may be moved to another zoo (we participate in a computerized data base shared by zoos nationwide to monitor genetic information) or taken off exhibit. If your animal is moved, you will be able to transfer your adoption to another animal.
