Meet the animal rescuer who has set up a mobile zoo and petting farm in Yorkshire

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Snakes, lizards, tortoises and shrews are not standard fare for any Yorkshire-based livestock farmer but these have become as much a part of Joe Hodgson’s daily life as his more traditional farm animals and all are now primarily responsible for his income and are largely from animal rescues, waifs and strays.

Joe has animals and reptiles of all kinds on his small rented acreage in Great Ouseburn which over the past decade has become an ever-expanding menagerie and he has been steadily carving out a reputation in educating all ages through both sets of species with his Joe’s Exotic Mobile Zoo and Joe’s Mobile Petting Farm, and has more recently added alpaca and llama trekking into his mix.

“I’ve never looked back since starting,” says Joe. “I totally love what I do and seeing the excited faces of the children when we take the animals into the schools is so rewarding. Joe offers his Exotic Mobile Zoo and Petting Farm out for any event.

 

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