Life in a Zoo The Real Thing: A School Tour

Underprivileged Children get a Hands-on Tour.

When we opened our zoo officially, we were very concerned about how the visitors would treat the animals.  And, we were concerned about the liability of people doing foolish things.

We did not allow people to wander freely throughout the zoo, but conducted guided tours.  It didn’t matter whether it was just a couple or a group of thirty or more. All were welcome, and all were given pretty much the same tour.

It often took an hour or more to get the full tour. We would stop at every pen and compound. Our visitors learned the names of the animals, a bit about the species, and unusual or interesting characteristics of each species. 

Life in a Zoo: The Fictional Version- Sweetie's Blackest Moment

When writing a story, at some point the main character must go through a devastating event. It is called the Black Moment. The writer must bring the character to the height of hope and expectation. Then some horrible thing happens that makes it seem like the end of the world.  Now the character must recover from that experience.

About the Author

Back in the 1990’s my husband Joe Crocilla and I began rescuing cast-off animals that needed a home.  Before long, we housed, loved, and cared for some 150 birds, mammals, and reptiles.  Eventually, we became the smallest U.S.D.A. licensed Petting Zoo in the State of Alabama.

This was a labor of love. Most of our animals were rescue animals, either domestic animals that had no place to go, orphaned wild babies needing TLC, and occasionally a legal home for illegally captive wild animals confiscated from their owners.