This historical, family owned and operated Zoo / Museum is unique. Be aware, Space Farms can not compete with tax supported Zoo’s like Turtleback, or Cape May zoo. This Zoo has been a family operation for four generations. This history makes it special. While my wife and I are season pass holders for many years, we occasionally are conflicted about the imperfections of caging animals in any Zoo situation. Space Farms was a pioneer in private zoo development, and retains most of it’s heritage. It will not compare well with deeply funded zoo’s for size, exhibits, or facilities. What we respect about Space Farm’s, is the love and dedication the family applies to their animal family. Being regulars of the zoo, we have come to know the family and the animals. Many of the animal’s were born and hand raised here. The carnivorous animals get excellent daily diets of freshly sourced natural meat. On low attendance days, you can see how the animals interact with the staff by, greeting staff with vocalizations and rubbing the enclosure fencing to encourage contact (a pet or scratch). I would not confuse dated enclosures, to a lack if care. This is not the Bronx or San Diego zoo. You will not see groups of animals running in acre sized exhibits. The family has been adding and expanding some of the enclosures, and plans to expand the big cat areas in time for next years opening. Many of the animals here breed and regularly exceed the life expectancy of captive animals. Nothing is perfect, and enclosing any regal creature can be debated, but we have no doubt the care and attention these animals receive is excellent. If you can get over a non-perfect experience, and want to enjoy a day allowing your kids to see/feed a variety of healthy animals, give Space Farms a try. We will continue to support the operation and the good work that happens here.

We took our daughter here since there’s not much to do but it was a bit depressing for me and my boyfriend. The animals cages were so small. Even the baboons were in a very small cage with no branches to sit on just straight wood poles and balls. The big cats cages are way to small for them and the lion looked a bit skinny. The alligator is kept in the water but in a very small cage that is just touching the water. I enjoyed this place as a kid but I won’t be back and I hope these poor animals can be put into a rescue center and they don’t take in any new animals because this is not the way animals should be living. Where’s carol baskin when you need her, even though what she did wasn’t any better.

animals were all caged in very small spaces. monkeys just walked in circles all day, the bears paced, foxes had really no place to roam. i feel all the animals should be taken out of there. its very cruel.