With the Petting Zoo in operation and our Play animals from the barn, it has been an active year for the four-legged and flying creatures. We also have untold numbers of cats, dogs, armadillos, ground hogs, fish, deer with little ones, turtles, snakes and all types of birds and of course the critters. There is no lack in our PP animal population.
Unfortunately, we have had a lot of issues with the animals, including a 30 year old horse (Lady) who died, a camel (Little Bit) who needed a hernia operation, both camels with intestinal problems, an armadillo and kitten run over, a horse (Star) with asthma, a raccoon who found its way into our neighbor's motor home, a newborn lamb who died, a number of white pigeons who were killed by an animal intruder, and Dick's dog (EttaFay) who died two weeks ago at age 14. The heat has also impacted the animals, and flies have been a greater nuisance than ever for our horses and donkeys.
What has been nice to see, is the number of young people who are helping care for the animals, bring them to and from the Holy Land, handle the feeding, cleaning and clean-up chores. It's been a boost for our more experienced people to pass along their knowledge to those who will keep this place operating and expanding in years to come. The performance schedule becomes lighter in August, but there are still plenty of things to do to complete this season and start thinking of projects for next year and beyond. I'm sure we will be adding to our animal population. Our guests really enjoy getting close to them and it has been fun having them as fellow cast members of TGPP. We all have a part to play, including our animal friends............all God's creatures.
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