GET INVOLVED
interested in volunteering? give support!
Interested in Volunteering?
Please email a resume to therealkillmanzoo@gmail.com before the beginning of September to see if there are any positions available. Training takes place in the fall and during the zoo’s off season in preparation for spring opening.
- All volunteers must be over 18+ and capable of physical labour during all seasons and weather.
- Daily jobs would include; animal food prep, cage cleaning, grounds work and landscaping, enrichment care, building etc.
- Volunteers will work alongside the keepers as well as independently.
- Killman Zoo also offers a full-time co-op program for high school students.
Choose One
Looking for ways to help?
We have a bunch of great ways to support our zoo and its animals.
- You can click our DONATE button for any monetary donations. Min of $5 or $10.
- You can click this amazon LINK and donate a much appreciated wish list item, delivering right to the zoo.
- You can also donate items you might have lying around in your home that can fulfil different department needs.
- Below is a wish list of often needed items that are extremely helpful. Items can be dropped off at the Zoo’s main entrance when we are open or by contacting us to arrange a drop off.
- If you would like to know more about our Wish List and ways you can help support our animals, please contact us by email at therealkillmanzoo@gmail.com
Zoo’s Wish List
What we are looking for
Building / Landscaping
- Nails
- Wood
- Screws
- Hinges
- Dead bolts
- Wire panels or rolls
- Hand held electric tools
- Oil based paint
- Spray paint
- Outdoors plywood
- Fencing and posts
- 2×4, 2×6 and 4×6 wooden boards
- Yard rakes
- Wheelbarrows
- Shovels and garden tools
- Leaf blower
- Gas lawn mower
- 30 gallon trash cans
- Park benches
- Garden planters
- Buckets
- Brushes
- ·Brooms
- Children wagons
- ·Outdoor storage units
- Picnic tables
- Tents
First Aid Supply
- Medical or first aid supplies
- Gloves
- Stethoscopes
- Gauze
- Wraps
- Towels
Enrichment
- Water barrels
- Milk crates
- Spices for scent attractions
- Heavy duty bobbins
- Non-toxic paints, canvas and brushes
- Non radial tires (no metal)
- Bird toys
- Disney or nature DVDs
- Stainless steel mirrors
- Outdoor climbers
- Kids swings
- Kiddie pools
- Kiddie slides
- Jolly balls
- Horse toy ball
- Wooden toys non-toxic
- Hula hoops
- Rope toys
- Kong toys
- Ipad
- Tablets
- Small televisions
- Children’s play cars
- Play structures
- Jungle balls (sanctuary supply.com)
- Empty water jugs
- Perfume or oil scents
Housing & Care Items
- Pet crates or kennels
- Blankets
- Towels
- Baby bottles and nipples (latex)
- Baby blankets
- Play pen
- Little Tykes play structures
- Baby fence and gates
- Animal bedding or beds
- Parrot cages
- Pet carriers
- Pet bowls or mixing bowls
- Wood shavings
- Collar, harness, leads
- Artificial turf
- Burlap bags
- Pool filter
- Pond liner or insert
- Steel chain not rusted
- Door mats
- Hammocks
- PVC piping
Dietary
- Peanut butter
- Honey
- Raw nuts
- Raisins
- Bird seed
- Timothy hay
- Rabbit food
- Guinea pig food
- Dried fruits
- Sugar free jello
- Juice
- Applesauce
- Jams
- Arrowroot cookies
- Biscuits
- Freezer burnt meats
- Dry cereal
- Canned fruits and veggies
- Frozen fruit and veggies
- Parrot food
- Cuttle bones
- Dog biscuits
- Granola bars
- Wet and dry pet food
- Pet treats
- Deer, moose, turkey, beef and chicken meats
**PLEASE LOW OR NO SUGAR/NO CHOCOLATE/LOW OR NO SALTED ITEMS**
We really appreciate you taking the time to check for any of these items that might be laying around your house taking up space. We could not get through the year without your donations given to the zoo. Thank you for remembering us and the animals as there is not much we cannot use or recycle here at the zoo.