CLINTON, Tenn. — The Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue held its annual Community Appreciation Day on Saturday.
People not only got to hang out with the animals, but they also got caricature drawings of themselves and enjoyed live music.
Corbin Cox, the zoo's co-executive director, said it's an event aimed at giving back to a community that's helped the zoo so much throughout the years after a devastating barn fire in 2017 that killed several animals.
"After the fire, you know, with the community coming together -- that really opened our eyes to how much the community supported us and how much we really need that support. And that's what this day is about: giving back to them," he said.
The annual event also marked the first since the zoo's founder-- James Cox -- died suddenly back in late January.