Adopt an animal | Plumpton Park Zoo

Our animals need us 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Through cold, rainy days and long, quiet winter days, our keepers are here feeding, doctoring and caring for more than 200 animals who depend on us. Plumpton Park Zoo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with almost no government funding. Their care rests on people like you.

When you adopt, your gift goes to work right away: diets, veterinary care, enrichment and habitat improvements, many of them built by our own staff.

200+animals who depend on us every day
365days a year our keepers are here
Almost nogovernment funding: you keep them fed

Choose your animal

Kimba and Jaala, the two white lions at Plumpton Park Zoo, resting side by side

KimbaWhite lionKimba and Jaala are our two white lions. White lions are exceedingly rare in the wild. Alexis, the zoo’s white tiger, walking through the snow at Plumpton Park Zoo

Alexis, the zoo’s white tiger, walking through the snow at Plumpton Park Zoo

AlexisTigerAlexis and Miracle are our tigers, and both were rescued. Miracle and Alexis, the two tigers at Plumpton Park Zoo, resting side by side on a tire bed

Miracle and Alexis, the two tigers at Plumpton Park Zoo, resting side by side on a tire bed

MiracleTigerMiracle is the other half of our rescued tiger pair. Kazar, a reticulated giraffe at Plumpton Park Zoo, with the dark tongue out inside the giraffe building

Kazar, a reticulated giraffe at Plumpton Park Zoo, with the dark tongue out inside the giraffe building

KazarReticulated giraffeKazar shares the giraffe yard with Jill and Asha. Sid, one of the zoo's two-toed sloths, hanging upside down from a branch at Plumpton Park Zoo

Sid, one of the zoo's two-toed sloths, hanging upside down from a branch at Plumpton Park Zoo

SidTwo-toed slothSid and Brooke are our two-toed sloths. A European brown bear in front of the rock den at Plumpton Park Zoo

Frankie & HopeEuropean brown bearsRescued bears with a home for life here. One adoption supports both.

Frankie and Hope are adopted together: one adoption supports both bears.

Choose your level

Advocate$50 An 8.5″ x 11″ adoption certificate, a printed animal fact sheet, a thank-you note from your animal and a 4″ x 6″ printed photo. Value of items and experiences $0.00 · tax-deductible $50.00 Protector$100 Everything in Advocate, plus a zoo magnet and a small plush of your adopted animal. Value of items and experiences $9.25 · tax-deductible $90.75 Hero$250 Everything in Protector, plus a Plumpton Park Zoo T-shirt and a personal painting from your adopted animal. Value of items and experiences $56.25 · tax-deductible $193.75 Champion$500 Everything in Hero, plus an animal encounter with your adopted animal. Value of items and experiences $156.25 · tax-deductible $343.75 Guardian Angel$1,000 Everything in Champion, plus a behind-the-scenes tour and your name posted on the Adoption Board. Value of items and experiences $256.25 · tax-deductible $743.75

Your adoption supports your animal for a full year.

The certificate

Name for the certificate

Yours, or the name of the person you are giving it to.

This adoption is a gift

Getting the adoption package

Mail it$4.95 · please allow about two weeks Pick it up at the zooFree · at admissions, 1416 Telegraph Rd, Rising Sun

Your details

First name

Last name

Phone (Square asks for it at checkout)

If your level includes an animal encounter or a behind-the-scenes tour, we email you to schedule it. Your tax receipt appears on the thank-you page after you pay (print or save it), and a printed copy comes in your adoption package. We use this email to reach you about your adoption.

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