Jamie Mintram runs The Ark Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Lincolnshire with his wife Michelle. Jamie says: “We are one of a kind – the UK’s first rescue zoo just for exotic animals. “The Ark has around 260 animals that would have been put down without our help – usually from the European wildlife trade and the black market, or when somebody has realised they’ve made a mistake such as getting a pet fox. “Other animals we have rescued include a Savannah cat which had been seized by the authorities, abandoned raccoon dogs and milk snakes and even a crocodile rescued from somebody’s bath! “As we don’t have any income coming in to run the sanctuary, sadly we have had to furlough our keepers.
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