If you go
› What: Hug-A-Bunny Day.› When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 26 (zoo is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m).› Where: Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave.› Admission: $8.95 adults, $6.95 seniors over 65, $5.95 children 3-12 (additional fees for carousel, train and camel rides).› Phone: 423-697-1322.› Website: www.chattzoo.org.
Rebekah Wooten, 2, pets rabbit Bugs at the Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Hug A Bunny Day fundraiser Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Chattanooga.All bunny trails lead to the Chattanooga Zoo on Saturday, March 26, when families can not only meet with the Easter Bunny but get acquainted with some of the smaller, furrier and real variety. It’s Hug-a-Bunny Day and a great way to welcome Easter and spring.
“Hug-a-Bunny Day was created to encourage families to come interact and hug the zoo’s rabbits during the Easter holiday, rather than purchasing rabbits as pets and not recognizing the care they need,” says Hannah Hammon, the zoo’s director of marketing and communications.
In the past, Hammon says, the zoo has received “many inquiries about taking rabbits after Easter from families who purchased them and did not want them after the holiday season.”
With regular admission, guests can participate in a scavenger hunt and animal enrichment activities, make photos with costumed characters, hear keeper chats and visit the zoo’s other huggable creatures. For additional fees, guests may ride the carousel, train or a camel.