Animal Encounters

Hi!
We booked Animal Encounters for my Son’s 2^nd Birthday Party!! We opted for Bunnies.
Every kid in the party enjoyed. holding Cute little Bunnies:)
The experience was AWESOME and UNFORGETTABLE!
Thanks to John!

I hired the petting zoo to come to my 30^th birthday party, which was comprised mostly of young adults. It was AWESOME! People thought I was joking when I said there would be a wallaby at my party but their disbelief turned to amazement and delight when they were able to walk right up to the little guy and pet him. John arrived with so many more animals than I anticipated, a huge variety, and they were all in excellent health and obviously well cared for. He brought bunnies (with babies!), guinea pigs, chinchillas, goats, a sweet pig, a patagonian cavy, some funky looking chickens, and of course the wallaby. There were more than enough animals to go around, everyone who wanted a bunny on their lap got one. He supplied little cloth ‘boats’ so that nobody got pooped on and set up a pen so the animals could walk around with chairs inside for people to sit on. I will absolutely be hiring him again in the future (I don’t know what for, but I’ll think of something).

Fantastic! We booked the «Cute and Scaly» encounter which included bunnies, 1 week old baby bunnies, guinea pigs, 1 week old baby guinea pigs, chinchillas, snakes, lizards, skink, and a wallaby. This was for our daughters 6^th birthday. We had about 15 kids which was more than we had expected (due to siblings coming). We booked everything over email, and John was very responsive. He called the morning of the part to confirm. His wife arrived on time. In addition to animals, they brought folks out soccer benches and hand sanitizer. They were educational about the animals. Highly recommend!

Have been patrons of this business for 4.5 years. Animals are well cared for and Kim is so dedicated to and knowledgeable of her animals. You are never too young or too old to enjoy the cuddly creatures and not-​so-​cuddly characters. Our children have all taken classes with Kim; we couldn’t have found a better mentor in animal husbandry sciences. Kim is such a great teacher that despite our children being her students over the last 4 years, our kids still want to have her back for birthday parties.

We loved, loved, loved our Australian Animal Encounter for my son’s 6^th birthday party, which was a Wild Kratts theme. Kim was phenomenal. She managed to keep thirteen children ranging in age from 3 – 6 totally captivated — the parents too! And she also brought out their comfort level, because it wasn’t long before they were all engaged with the animals, even the snakes! Incredible! From the first email to the final payment as they left the party, it was a seamless process.
Can’t thank them enough!

5 star experience, they just came to our garage on a rainy day for my daughter’s 9^th bday. I“m an ex corporate trainer and have very high expectations usually. They far surpassed anything we expected, with their organization, cleanliness, variety of animals, and wealth of fascinating info. Was a once in a lifetime experience, for kids and adults a like.

We did a petting zoo from Animal Encounters for my daughter’s 4^th and 6^th birthdays. It was fantastic! We had so many kids I thought Kim and John would be overwhelmed for sure, but they handled everything so smoothly. They were friendly and really knowledgeable and obviously really cared about all their animals. I highly recommend them!

We had them come for our sons birthday party. It was awesome and unforgettable! They had a great variety of animals including a mother wallaby with a baby in pouch. The staff is very professional and accommodating. They are also really great with kids. They made sure everyone got to have a memorable experience and were active in handing baby bunnies to the kids who were a little shy. They are a pleasure to do business with and it made the party a huge hit! I can’t recommend them enough!

I spoke with John about 3 weeks before the birthday party, and he was so easy to work with, providing great guidance on setting up our daughter’s birthday party. Kim arrived to our party on a frigid saturday morning, and immediately had all of the kids entranced. It was a terrific party for my 4 year old daughter, loved the bunnies and chinchillas. Walking the ferrets was DEFINITELY their favorite activity.
Great experience, would recommend to anyone.

On a rainy December afternoon, Animal Encounters set up a pen in our garage and brought out a range of exotic mammals and reptiles that the kids could get to know and hold as long as they wanted. John and company provided great direction and insight so the kids were safe and having a great time. I knew it would be interesting for them, but I was blown away by how excited they were. This turned out to be probably the best birthday party we’ve ever had.
My son decided for his 11^th, that instead of presents he wanted his buddies to make small donations to an animal shelter we support. So this was the perfect entertainment. A party that we’ll never forget.

Awesome! My daughter and her friends had so much fun at her birthday party. She said it was the best birthday EVER (and I agreed). Animal Encounters did a great job. Kim and John were very professional, friendly, fun and knowledgable.
They even let my daughters bottle feed two baby animals. Something they will never forget! I can’t say enough positive things about what they added to our party. Thanks Animal Encounters!