Help fill the pantry for the Buffalo Zoo’s animals this fall and winter! On Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., shoppers at participating Tops Friendly Markets locations will have the opportunity to purchase an extra gift for the Zoo to help keep the animals happy and healthy.
After selecting items from the Zoo’s grocery wish list, which will be provided at each location, shoppers can leave their gift with a Zoo volunteer in the store lobby. All of these generous donations will then be used as special enrichment treats to promote the animals’ natural behaviors and to stimulate them physically and mentally.
Requested grocery items include: Kellogg’s Apple Jacks® and Froot Loops® or plain cereals; dog biscuits (all sizes); extracts and spices; peanut butter; plastic toys (Frisbees and balls); rawhide chews; Purina® Whisker Lickin’s® cat treats (soft); as well as a variety of other items. The items may be purchased at the following Tops locations:
- TOPS Friendly Markets 2101 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14207
- TOPS Friendly Markets S 6150 South Park Ave. Hamburg NY 14075
- TOPS Friendly Markets 1740 Sheridan Dr. Buffalo NY 14223
- TOPS Friendly Markets 2351 Maple Rd. Williamsville NY 14221
With an annual grocery bill of $250,000, providing food and treats for the 1,200 animals at the Zoo is a tremendous task. The Buffalo Zoo wishes to thank shoppers in advance for helping the animals and supporting Tops Friendly Markets, one of the Zoo’s most generous sponsors!
For more information about the Zoo’s annual adoption program, please call (716) 995-6131
or visit us online at www.buffalozoo.org.
The Buffalo Zoo will hold a Zooper Saturday event featuring the M&T Bank Rainforest Falls and the Horticulture Department on Saturday August 3.
The Zoo is home to over 300 species of plants! Learn about them on a special horticulture tour of the Zoo. Then, experience animal keeper talks and enrichments in M&T Bank Rainforest Falls. Zooper Saturday events are free with regular Zoo admission.
A full schedule of activities follows:
- 11 a.m. -3 p.m. ̶ Face painting in the M&T Bank Rainforest Falls lobby
- 11 a.m. ̶ Honey bee talk at Delta Sonic Heritage Farm
- 12 p.m. ̶ Behind-the-scenes horticulture tour (meets in front of M&T Bank Rainforest Falls)
- 1 p.m. ̶ Baby porcupine keeper talk on front lawn of M&T Bank Rainforest Falls (weather permitting)
- 1:30 p.m. ̶ M&T Bank Rainforest Falls keeper talk at the waterfall bridge
- 2:00 p.m. ̶ Giant anteater keeper talk & enrichment in M&T Bank Rainforest Falls
- 2:30 p.m. ̶ Vampire bat feeding & demonstration in M&T Bank Rainforest Falls
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For more information about the Zooper Saturday event, call (716) 995-6133 or visit
www.buffalozoo.org
