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Even animals need a refuge, a place to call home where they are safe and cared for unconditionally. This might sound normal especially if you are a pet lover, but this is a huge undertaking if the animals are exotic. Lee Crutchfield is on a mission and holds a license for up to 500 animals, although Aloha Safari Zoo tops out at about 300. That’s right, 300 animals of various species, most exotic, have found a sanctuary in an educational zoo that Crutchfield, his family and a small team of dedicated individuals have labored to create. The zoo just opened to the public January 2010.
Meet the Business Owner
Lee C.
Business Owner
Crutchfield, on of the youngest senior carded judges of horses, has always had a love for animals, but his love for exotic animals began with a monkey. He received one as a gift and that was it.
«Monkeys just stole my heart. They are why I am here,» says Crutchfield as he leads a tour of the zoo pointing to a capuchin monkey named Hercules that he acquired from a zoo that went bankrupt. Some of the other species of monkeys residing here include macaque or snow monkeys, patas, pigtail, marmosets, red-handed tamarin and spider monkeys. Crutchfield’s personal spider monkey, Jackson, just a year old himself, can usually be found in his keeper’s arms or those of other workers so that visitors receive their own up close and personal monkey experience. Jackson’s sweet demeanor and brown eyes are hard to resist.
Monkeys may have been the impetus for the zoo, but they are simply the beginning. The front fenced outdoor areas with ponds provide ample space for Giant Flemish rabb
