petting zoo
noun
: a collection of farm animals or gentle exotic animals for children to pet and feed
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This event is free, family-friendly, and chock-full of fall fun, with live music, bounce houses, a petting zoo and more.
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Lucky Ladd Farms, a petting zoo and working farm in Eagleville, Tennessee, is temporarily closed after taking a direct hit by a tornado.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 9 May 2024
In other instances, wildlife, livestock, and pets at petting zoos that are carriers of pathogenic E. coli can spread infection.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
Enjoy a parade, craft vendors, food, inflatables, petting zoo, games, magic show, tournaments and fireworks.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Lucky Ladd Farms, a petting zoo and working farm in Eagleville, Tennessee, is temporarily closed after taking a direct hit by a tornado.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 9 May 2024
In other instances, wildlife, livestock, and pets at petting zoos that are carriers of pathogenic E. coli can spread infection.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
Enjoy a parade, craft vendors, food, inflatables, petting zoo, games, magic show, tournaments and fireworks.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Petting zoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petting%20zoo. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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