Care for a Critter

Give a boa for a birthday, say “I love you” with a lemur, take a panda to a party or give a tortoise to your teacher. Whatever the occasion, give a truly unique gift that lasts all year, a Care for a Critter package!

When you Care for a Critter, you help the Akron Zoo provide food, medical care, habitat maintenance and conservation programs for one year.

Grizzly Bear "I love you BEARy much" Care for a Critter Valentine's Day Promo

Show your valentine how much you love them this Valentine’s Day with a grizzly bear Care for a Critter!

We love you BEARy much to share this promotion with you!

Treat your Valentine to a special grizzly bear Care for a Critter package that supports the Akron Zoo.

Special $50 package includes:

Special Jackson & Cheyenne photo
Grizzly Bear Fact Sheet
Official Care for a Critter Certificate
Grizzly bear plush*
Special Valentine surprise

*limited quantities available

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Step 1: Pick Your Critter

You can choose to sponsor any animal species at your Akron Zoo, but plush is only available for featured animals, while supplies are available.

Featured Animals:

African lion
Chilean flamingo
Galapagos tortoise
Humboldt penguin
Red panda
Ring-tailed lemur
River otter
Snow leopard
Special Care for a Critter promotions

Step 2: Pick Your Level

Decide what benefits work best for you! Every sponsorship level includes a personalized certificate of sponsorship, an animal fact sheet and a color photo.

	$50	$75	$150	$250
Photo	X	X	X	X
Fact Sheet	X	X	X	X
Official Certificate	X	X	X	X
Plush Toy	X	X	X	X
Keychain		X	X	X
2 guest tickets to the zoo			X	X
Rise and Shine Safari*				X

*All Rise and Shine Safari tours must be scheduled at least two weeks or more prior to your visit by calling 330-375-2550 ext. 8973. Each tour can accommodate a total of two guests and includes general admission and parking for the day following your tour. Tours are not available for all sponsored animals. All tour participants must be six years or older.

Step 3: Purchase Your Care for a Critter

You can purchase your Care for a Critter package online or through the mail. Are you purchasing yours as a gift? Make sure to have the gift recipient’s info ready.