Zoonooz Excerpt September / October 1990 circulation 150

Here is an excerpt from our little zoo publication,

ZOONOOZ.

We didn't send it out monthly, but every two or three months, as I had time to work on it.

When we first started collecting animals, we had the typical fencing that most people have around their yards.  Before long we tried chicken wire, but that wasn't strong enough to hold a deer, so we eventually fenced our compound with six-foot horse wire.  Once Faline grew up, even that wasn't sufficient!

As always, our most pressing need was funding.  We did eventually fence the entire three acre compound with nine-foot wooden fencing.  My parents found a sawill that sold seconds (boards with flaws). Everey week for months we would go there and pick up a trailer load of green (not aged) oak boards six inches wide.

We found if we quickly nailed them to a previously installed frame, they would not warp.  They cost us $1 per board.

Zoonooz Excerpt September / October 1990 circulation 150

Financially, we rarely made ends meet.  besides feed bills and maintenance costs, we were constantly building new pens and cages for new adoptees.  Occasionally, we had veterinary bills.  In an attempt to keep our admission fee as low as possible, we offset our expenses in various ways...