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Summerfield Zoo Welcomes Visitors
By Peggy Werner
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Zoo, 3088 Flora Road in Belvidere, has mostly bounced back from the tornado destruction it endured last year, thanks to a supportive community that believed the zoo was worth saving. “We’re still patching things up, but are mostly back to where we were before the storm,” says Tammy Anderson, co-owner with husband Rick. The storm left the Andersons with more than $200,000 in damage. They had to replace fencing, shelters and some buildings. Two
animals, an emu and a black swan, were killed. “When I first came out that night to see what damage had been done, I couldn’t believe it,” says Rick. “All I could think of was that we had to close, that everything we had worked for was over.” Then something happened. “The whole street was lined with cars full of people wanting to know how they could help,” Rick recalls. “The support was amazing.”
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