Animal Farm Open Sunday
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday, November 27th from 1 – 3 p.m. Please join us and visit with the animals. The farm is free of charge; donations are welcome.
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the annual Christmas on the Farm event, coming up on Sunday, December 11th from 1 – 3 p.m. Bring the family and visit with Santa, listen to live Christmas music, do crafts with Home Depot and visit with the animals.
The Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm has over 150 animals, most of which were abandoned, abused or otherwise surrendered by their owners. The animals at the farm include farm animals like pigs, goats, a steer, horses, a donkey, turkeys and rabbits. The farm also has a number of more exotic animals including a lemur, kinkajous, sloths, a family of Patagonian cavies, alpacas, an Emu, pythons, a bearded dragon, prairie dogs, a skunk and a chameleon.
The farm is a wonderful place where kids and adults alike can get up close and personal with many animals they would not normally encounter here in the Florida Keys. It is located underneath the Monroe County Detention Center, at 5501 College Road on Stock Island. It is open on second and fourth Sundays from 1 – 3 p.m.