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Make a Difference
Our Animals Need Your Please help us and spread our appeal for
Support Now More Than Ever! contributions to everyone you know, from
your family members and neighbors to
As a non-profit organization, we rely on ticket your social media contacts everywhere.
sales, zoo visits, memberships, education
program fees, donations, and revenue from Make a donation.
catered events to operate. We also rely on
fundraising events, such as our largest fundraiser Please consider making a gift that will immediately support
of the year, the Whirl, which was canceled. our animal care and welfare programs, as well as other critical
operations of the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo.
We have maintained staff on-site who are working tirelessly to keep Your contribution is so important and will be used in the area of
our animals in the best possible health. However, the loss of revenue greatest need at the zoo during this uncharted and challenging
from the temporary closure of the zoo and cancelation of activities time. Go to CZS.org/Donate to see the many ways you can
and events has significantly impacted our operating budget. One of contribute. Or, mail a check with the enclosed envelope.
our largest expenses—which cannot be reduced—is the daily care
and feeding of our animals. It costs roughly $41,000 per day to care Renew your membership.
for all of the 2,500+ animals under our care.
If your membership is going to expire soon, please take this time
to renew. Or even if your membership is not going to expire soon,
please consider renewing early. All members who had current
memberships during the COVID-19 crisis will be given extended
time to account for the time the park was closed to the public.
We’ll automatically add that time to your renewal. We’ll be adding
that time even if you are unable to renew. Perhaps you might
also consider giving the gift of Brookfield Zoo to a less fortunate
family member or friend. Go to CZS.org/Membership.
Expenses include: Share the care and adopt one
of your favorite animals.
¥ Purchasing and preparing their food
What is your favorite Brookfield Zoo animal? Whirl the Amur tiger?
¥ Testing their food for quality Zeus the bald eagle? Tapeko the bottlenose dolphin? You can’t visit
these animals at this time, but you can contribute to their care by
¥ Feeding each animal, multiple times per day purchasing an adoption package. You’ll receive the animal’s color photo,
a species fact sheet, an adoption certificate, and more. To purchase
¥ Daily cleaning of their environments an adoption package, go to CZS.org/AnimalAdoption. █
¥ Training animals to assist in their daily care (like
sitting on a scale to ensure a healthy weight)
¥ Veterinary care (preventative health care,
physical exams, responding to illnesses)
¥ Providing an engaging, active, and enriching
environment for the animals (much like many of you
are learning to do with children stuck at home)
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