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The importance of pets

We all love animals and having  pets at home,many parents often bring pets into the family
to teach children responsibility or to provide them with a playmate. Did you realize there are more benefits to owning a pet then the ones listed above?

If you have children a pet may be just the way to teach your kids the following:
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Tropical Night

Need a fun night out?  Join us for Tropical Summer Night Friday, August 12, 2011

 No cover charge, Buffet price $9.95.  $2.00 drink specials

• Live music by Tom Colombo and Bonnie Abbott from West Palm
Beach Florida!
- live music beginning at 7:30 p.m.
• Wear your Hawaiian gear
• Aloha Buffet beginning at 6 p.m.
- Chicken Chunks served with Pineapple Salsa, Pineapple
Boats & Dip, Sweet & Sour Meatballs
- Tropical Chicken Salad, Spinach and Strawberry Salad
- Tropical Seafood Kabobs, Chicken Kabobs, Island Chicken,
Seaside Shrimp Casserole, Ham and Chicken Casserole,
Peach Pork Roast Bbq
- Grilled Watermelon, Rum Cake
- Various Tropical Theme Drinks!

Drink Include:
Landshark lager
margaritaville twisted tea
mike’s hard black lemonade
mike’s hard lemonade
sam adams winter lager
schmirnoff raspberry burst ice
schmirnoff triple black ice
twisted hard iced tea

Miniature donkeys/burros

Hidden Valley Animal Adventure is now bringing you a summer series of video blogs about the animals! Be sure to join check in every Thursday to view the videos and Let your imagination run wild as you learn some new and interesting facts about your favorite animals.

This week the blog is about donkeys/burros!
• What are donkeys used for?
• Are donkeys really stubborn?

Find out by watching the video below!

Can you believe that there are only a few days left in July? For Hidden Valley Animal Adventure the days are flying by and in this week alone we have welcomed three new members into our family!

   1.) Burro – Born Sunday, July 24, 2011
        A baby burro, averages around 20 pounds at birth. Foals are up and
        nursing within 30 minutes and are weaned between 5-6 months of
        age. They are full grown by three (3) years of age and can live up to
        35 years old.

   2.) Jack the Sheep
        Sheep are one of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural
        purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat, and milk. A sheeps wool is
        the most widely used animal fiber, and is harvested by shearing.

   3.) Sika Deer – Born Wednesday, July 27, 2011 
        The Sika Deer is one of the few deer species that does not lose its spots
        upon reaching maturity. Spot patterns on the deer vary with region ranging
        from large spots to very small spots which are almost invisible.  

Be sure to visit Hidden Valley Animal Adventure and welcome our new additions into the family. We are open Thursday through Monday (Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon) from 10am – 4pm and are CLOSED on Tuesday and Wednesday. You can find all the new babies and Jack in the Small Animal Adventure located behind The Lodge at Hidden Valley.

Where the wild things are!

Read the article that was published in the Buffalo news on Sunday, July 24, 2011

VARYSBURG — It’s one thing to run a successful dairy farm, another to run a wild animal park. Somehow Hans Boxler manages to do both.

Truly hidden off Route 20A in Varysburg is the Hidden Valley Animal Adventure — a must-visit summer destination.

The “tail” of the Hidden Valley Animal Adventure began in 2002 when Boxler, then just a dairy farmer, purchased his first elk and bison as a hobby…… to read more click here

 

How about a day in an animal kingdom! You won’t have to go to central Florida to find this getaway. Try Hidden Valley Animal Adventure in Varysburg, N.Y., Wyoming County.

Only a year old, this family-friendly destination brings you up close to an amazing array of exotic animals! Jump aboard the trolley and hold on for a ride through the countryside. With admission, you get a cup of oats to feed the animals! …watch the video and read the article here!