Heaven's Corner

Heaven's Corner
Heaven's Corner
	39°45′00″N 84°34′26″W / 39.750°N 84.574°W
Date opened	1990
Date closed	May 13, 2015
Location	West Alexandria, Ohio; United States
Land area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
No. of animals	<150
Website	www.facebook.com/HeavensCornerZooAnimalSanctuary (No longer available)

Heaven's Corner was a non-profit, USDA-licensed and certified zoo and animal sanctuary located in West Alexandria, Ohio.^[2]

The sanctuary was opened in 1990 to serve as a home for abandoned exotic animals. In 1999, it opened to the public, in an attempt to help pay for the costs. The zoo was open to the public during the summer and fall, and appointments and educational tours were also available. In 2008, the zoo finished building a river otter exhibit, and had both a bear habitat and a large cat habitat under construction. In 2015, due to a law passed on exotic animals in Ohio, the zoo was forced to get rid of their felines and other large, carnivorous animals. The zoo officially announced that they were permanently closing on May 13, 2015.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ Morse, Janice, Exotic animals have local haven , Cincinnati Enquirer, August 10, 2003
^ Jeff Robinson, Wild Life^{[permanent dead link]}, Ohio Magazine, February 2002
^ "Popular Preble County Zoo to Close Permanently".

Further reading[edit]

Del Greco, Jill, Are Exotic Pets A Dangerous Problem In The Miami Valley?, WHIOTV.com, April 30, 2008
Belcher, Shirley, Rescued Animals Find Home in W. Alexandria, Dayton Daily News, April 25, 2002
Harrison, Tim, Wild Times: Tales from Suburban Safaris, Orange Frazer Press, ISBN 1-882203-77-1
Harrison, Tim, Wildlife Warrior: More Tales from Suburban Safaris, Orange Frazer Press, ISBN 1-933197-17-X

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[Morse-1] Morse, Janice, Exotic animals have local haven , Cincinnati Enquirer, August 10, 2003

[Ohio-2] Jeff Robinson, Wild Life^{[permanent dead link]}, Ohio Magazine, February 2002

[3] "Popular Preble County Zoo to Close Permanently".

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