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Black Pine Animal Park 1426 W. 300 N. P.O. Box 02 Albion, IN 46701 (260) 636-7383
©2008
Professional Animal Retirement Center, Inc.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 Summer Fest - join us for refreshments, kids activities, keeper talks and animal presentations throughout the day - all for regular admission price!
Animal Recess - Ages 7-8 Kids Camp
Safari Supper - Ages 9-12 Kids Camp
Win this original painting!
"Jungle Jack" Hanna Visits Sanctuary Jack Hanna made a personal appearance
at Black Pine on Sunday, May 18 to help "It's amazing what you all have done in two years," Jack commented. "Places like Black Pine are necessary," he continued, "and the animals are happy." We appreciate all of our amazing staff and the community for helping make Jack's visit memorable! Dushanbe Zoo Project Continues
An American Association of Museums MCCA grant is allowing Black Pine to help improve the Dushanbe Zoo!
December Newsletter Available To catch up on all the latest news, check out our newsletter! You can view it on your computer screen by clicking here, or download an electronic copy in .pdf file form. AAM Awards $75,000 Grant Beer Tasting a Success! Lots of first-time visitors and many old friends came out
to enjoy our first annual Lions and Tigers and Beer, Black Pine! on
October 13. The benefit beer tasting and hog roast raised New "Peaches" Merchandise! On the day that made Peaches famous, the Read the original Peaches article here!
Cockatoo Gets National Attention Peaches, a Moluccan cockatoo and former You Can Help Build New Habitats! Come out to our new site daily Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and help us build the new permanent habitats! The new site is located 1.5 miles west of the stoplight in Albion. Going west (on West Main Street in town), exit town then proceed through the 'S' curve, and watch for the park entrance on the right. The entrance is marked with '4-H Park' and '50-50-50 Project' on a sign roadside. Call Josh at 260-343-1974 for details on what we're working on, as schedules change daily! We hope to see you there!
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Artist
Tara Fuller is sharing her amazing talent to help the animals! Raffle
tickets are on sale all summer and a lucky winner will be drawn once all
tickets are sold. The winner will receive this beautiful original
painting of a Bengal tiger. If you can't make it out to the park, but
want to buy a raffle ticket, call our office at 260-636-7383. We'll be
happy to help! 
raise
awareness and funding for the park and animals. Nearly 400 of his fans
came out to shake his hand and get his autograph. "Jungle
Jack" also enjoyed the opportunity to tour the sanctuary and see just
how much progress has been made since he helped kick off the capital
campaign in May 2006 that enabled the park to move. 
We're
working to help make lives better for animals in Tajikistan
park
was closed and a group of men were laughing loudly nearby, and it started
a bird rampage! Please fear not, your family is perfectly safe to come
visit Peaches and our other residents and need not worry about her
language. She did not learn the colorful phrases at Black Pine, and we do
not encourage her to repeat such language. If you got a good laugh from
this story, then check out our new "Peaches" merchandise! 
house
pet, brought the park national attention recently for her
"choice" words. The sanctuary's staff has been busy
fielding interview requests from all across the country! For more, 