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Petting Zoo Birthday Party, St. Louis?

• I am trying to find a petting zoo farm in the St. Louis area that hosts B-Day parties. I know several will come to you, and I am also aware of the STL Zoo, and Grants Farm. I was hoping to find something smaller, like on an actual farm. When my older boys were young we lived in Texas, and one of their favorite parties was the 'Farm Party'. It was a neat little petting zoo at this woman's farm, and she provided cowboy hats, hot dogs, and all the fuzzy little animal petting their hearts desired. It was a small venue, and only available for party rental, so we had it all to ourselves. Is anyone aware of anything like this in the STL area?

• Answer:

  There's always Purina Farms, but I'm not positive if they host birthday parties or not. I went on a few field trips there in elementary school, so they're probably used to large groups of kids. More information: http://events.purina.com/dogs/farms/VisitorsCenter.aspx