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      Luray ZOO is home to many
    unique animal faces.
           Each animal face has its own story, some were unwanted pets, others were animal ambassadors for their kind. What ever their case they now find their home among 250 other animals at
         Luray ZOO.
 
  Luray Zoo acquired many  exotic animals that were once owned as pets.
   Sadly some
people don't think
 about the long
term care
required for
many of these
animals.
  
   The curators and zookeepers are always on hand to educate the visitors on each one of these special animals and the role they play in our environment.
   
  "I really like him a lot,
it's just that I can't take
care of him anymore,
I'm moving and he is getting
to big."           
   These are just a few of the things
we hear on a weekly basis at the
Luray Zoo. When the Luray Zoo takes
an animal a lot of thought goes behind it, such as, can we afford the medical needs and food costs of this animal?
 
 The Luray Zoo must turn away many animals.
Please help us by remembering pets are for life!
Website and all photographs copyrighted by
Jennifer Westhoff 
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