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Post by librarylady on Oct 27, 2023 15:39:21 GMT
They welcome pumpkins for the animals.
It is a solution for pumpkins after you are through with them for decorating.
..or at least ours does.
You might call to confirm before taking them over to your zoo.
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 27, 2023 16:03:42 GMT
Where I live there's hardly ever such a thing as leftover pumpkins because we have hungry squirrels and chipmunks! lol. In fact, I usually keep one inside or in the car and only put it out a couple of days before Halloween. I put one out earlier for wildlife brunch. Actually this year they've left it mostly alone until just a few days ago. Now I see some little nibbles. lol  |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 27, 2023 16:15:18 GMT
Yes, do check with your zoo first, if they allow this the info will be in their website.
Our zoo in Seattle has not allowed this for years. IMHO they are asking for a tragedy by accepting pumpkins from random people. No way of telling if some disturbed person did something to the pumpkin before donating it.
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 27, 2023 16:24:53 GMT
If no zoo, call your local ranches and farms.
Our city is doing a pumpkin smash event Saturday following Halloween and then all the pieces will go to our city's composting program.
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Post by shanniebananie on Oct 27, 2023 16:37:37 GMT
Our high school has a 4H type club and accepts pumpkins for their animals and last year, we gave to a local goat farmer who asked for donations. She gave us some soap made from goat milk in return.
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 27, 2023 17:39:10 GMT
We have someone on FB every year looking for pumpkins for her goats. Great idea!!
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Oct 28, 2023 2:57:01 GMT
I'm with monklady123 - we don't put ours out until a day or two before Halloween because they get eaten by squirrels, chipmunks, & raccoons. So, they're normally too demolished to donate after Halloween. |
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Post by milocat on Oct 28, 2023 3:09:43 GMT
Our carved ones get mouldy in the house. I don't put them outside because they either freeze where they are for the rest of the winter or freeze then thaw to a mush.
Hope some animals get to enjoy their pumpkin treats.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 28, 2023 4:08:39 GMT
We have a good 20 deer friends who visit every day in the fall for our pumpkins. They go from our choke cherry tree over to the pumpkins and repeat. The babies are the cutest. Our zoo sends out monthly newsletters and in the fall, we always see the animals with pumpkins.  |
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Post by snugglebutter on Oct 28, 2023 4:13:32 GMT
We have a few urban homesteader types in our area who are always happy to take pumpkins for their animals.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 28, 2023 16:10:23 GMT
Pigs will eat them too. The 4H’ers in our area put up posts on NextDoor looking for pumpkins people want to offload after Halloween. We usually put ours in the wooded way back area of our yard for the resident deer herd that lives back there.
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