FCF Facility Accreditation has been awarded to Bucks County Zoo in Warminster, Pennsylvania.  The all-indoor facility encloses 5,000 square feet of climate controlled living environments for tropical plants, raptors, tropical birds, primates, reptiles, and many mammal species from around the world.

Joe Fortunato opened the Bucks County Zoo in July 2008.  The zoo relies upon two full-time paid employees a dedicated group of volunteers who work to insure that all animals are all properly cared for and that the visiting public has a memorable learning experience.

Bucks County Zoo is home to an adult serval and its latest acquisition, a young caracal.  These two felines have already formed a friendship bond.

The feline enclosure walls are built of ½ inch galvanized wire to allow close public viewing without any risk of injury. Furniture includes several corner platforms, a swing platform, and a fabric hammock. Toys include a small hanging tire toy, balls, and plenty of Fisher Price jungle gym slides and climbing toys.

Weekly enrichments include providing novel scents by spraying various body splashes such as key lime, white tea and ginger, or night blooming jasmine onto heavy kraft paper, crumpled into balls. 

For the serval they have provided water buckets filled with live goldfish swimming around. These moving targets stimulate her to play in the water and fish.

Cats are fed Nebraska feline diet, chicken parts with Oasis vitamins and calcium, and Mazuri dry kibble.

The serval and caracal get additional stimulation when they are leashed up and taken for walks, or are used in Animal Junction Outreach Programs. Both felines have been operant conditioned to be leash walked and crate trained. Joe says the caracal is thoroughly enjoying her role as African feline ambassador and is quite relaxed and laid back.