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ADOPT an Animal

Father's Day ADOPT an animal certificate and brochure

Animal adoptions make great gifts for family and friends! The ADOPT (Animals Depend On People, Too) program offers animal lovers the opportunity to take a lead role in the Los Angeles Zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts and create a special bond with the animals. All animals at the Zoo are available to ADOPT.

Species may have more than one sponsor. All animals remain in the care of the Los Angeles Zoo and no ownership rights are conferred. Please note that packages cannot be shipped outside the United States. Please allow up to two weeks for processing and shipping.

Contact

For more information or to make your gift by phone, please contact the Development Division at (323) 486-6975.

General ADOPTion

Online

ADOPTs are the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life! All recipients receive a personalized adoption certificate and unique photo fact sheet of your chosen species. One-of-a-kind benefits are available at various levels.

by Mail

Mail a completed ADOPTion form to:
ADOPT an Animal
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles CA 90027-1498

For more information or to make your gift by phone, please contact the Development Division at (323) 486-6975.

Benefits

Giving Level$35$50$100$250$500$1000
Personalized Certificatexxxxxx
Animal Photo Fact Sheetxxxxxx
ADOPT Car Decalxxxxx
Website Recognitionxxxx
Stunning Professional 8×10 in. Color Photo
of Your ADOPTed Animal*
xxx
Four L.A. Zoo Day Passesxx
Docent-led Cart Tour for Up to Four Peoplex

*Photos taken by award-winning L.A. Zoo photographer.
NOTE: Packages cannot be shipped outside the United States.


Groups

$150 or more per class

Students can make a difference! Looking for a new class outreach/community service project? Consider symbolically adopting an animal at the Los Angeles Zoo. By making a class donation of $150.00 or more, students can support endangered species programs at the Zoo and around the world.

Package includes:

  • Group ADOPTion certificate
  • 8-1/2 x 11″ color photo of the “adopted” animal
  • One fact sheet per student on the adopted species
  • ADOPT window decal for the classroom
  • Class recognition on the L.A. Zoo website for one year

By mail

Mail a completed ADOPTion form to:

ADOPT an Animal
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles CA 90027-1498


ADOPT Specials

Animal-a-Month Package

$350 per year or $175 for six months

Introducing an exciting opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts, where the recipient becomes an ADOPTive parent to a different Los Angeles Zoo animal each month for an entire year! The tax-deductible gift package includes a unique “photo album” designed to hold the year’s collection of photo factsheets and personalized adoption certificates.

by mail

Mail a completed ADOPTion form to:

ADOPT an Animal
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles CA 90027-1498

For more information or to make your gift by phone, please contact the Development Division at (323) 486-6975.


Current ADOPTive Parents

A
Robert Alschuler

B
Elijah & Jordan Balan
Sarah A. Batizy
Cathy Bell
Laura Bellinger
Ezra Benesh
Henry Benesh
June Berliner
Celeste Berzer
Kaj Bjorlin
Kathryn W Boole
Molly Boyke
Vickie S. Brown
Peter and Eliza Bryan
Charlotte “Lotte” Burton

C
Marissa Cardwell
Alena Chou
Ken Coovert

D
Haley De Camara
Kevin Duran

E
Heather Evans

F
Susan Farmer
William J. Fryer
Harlee Furutani

G
Joseph Garbee

H
D. Hataishi 
Denise Hernandez

I
Kathy Inman

K
Charles Kawata
Michelle Kelly
Kerrigan Family
Erik M. Kolb

L
Karen-Denise Lee
Dr. Victor Levine

M
Richard Miller
Olivia Montgomery
Sloane Montgomery
John Morris

N
Jayden Ng
Sarah E. Nichols
Nicole and Max

P
Patty Paravicini
Theo Pellizzi
Samantha Perez
Claire Pinckney
Mackenzie Pinckney
The Powell Family

R
Alita Rabe

S
Liam Schloessmann
Ava Shen
Hannah Shen
Charlene Sievers
Cooper and Clara Spaulding
Hera Steller

T
Penelope Thomas
Evie Trout

W
Ethan Wagner
Jabob Wagner

Y
Taylor Ytuarte

Group Adoptions

Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School 4th & 5th Grade
Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School
Santa Monica Girl Scout Troop 71765
Thomas Jefferson Room 11 2nd Grade Class

Monthly Adoptions

Nikita Wan
Ty Williams