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Buy photos » Holly Beckett and Calista Hill, five, get close-up to a skunk and raccoon dog puppy. Picture by Marcus Mingins 2312031MMR
AN OPPORTUNITY to get up close and personal with a variety of exotic animals and unusual pets is on offer at Beckett’s Farm in Wythall tomorrow (Saturday).
The Alcester Road venue is hosting an exotic pet awareness day with visitors having the chance to come face-to-face with raccoons, foxes, pygmy hedgehogs, ferrets and hairless guinea pigs.
The event runs between 10am and 4pm and also includes ferret racing and ferret roulette and The Falconry Centre will also be showcasing birds of prey.
Visit www.beckettsfarm.co.uk for more information.
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