Adopt an Animal
Connect with your favorite Roger Williams Park Zoo animal through our fun adopt program and support wildlife! Your symbolic adoption will share the care by providing funds to maintain our outstanding animal care, which includes feeding, veterinary services, habitat improvement and enrichment.
This Mother’s Day, make a donation of $15 or more and we’ll send the cutest card ever!
Whether near or far, this Mother’s Day card is a great way to express your gratitude for someone special in your life while supporting the RWPZoo animals you know and love. We recognize that moms and mother figures come in all forms, and they deserve some love too! Send a smile to an aunt, stepmother, grandmother, godmother, mother-in-law, or any type of motherly figure in your life this year!
OR Adopt an Animal in honor of a special mom or mother figure in your life and make them a symbolic Zoo animal parent! Each adoption box includes an animal plush, a fact card, a personalized adoption certificate and cute Mother’s Day card.
(Don’t delay! Gifts must be received by to May 8th to ensure delivery.)
Adoption Levels
Virtual Adoption – $35
Virtual Adoption Package Includes:
- Digital animal fact sheet and photo
- Digital personalized certificate of adoption
- Environmentally friendly- sent via email!
- **plush NOT included
Adopt-an-Animal Package – $75
Animal Adoption Package includes:
- Animal plush
- A frameable animal photo and fun fact sheet
- Personalized certificate of adoption
- Free shipping & handling*

*Adoption gifts are shipped via USPS First-Class/Priority Mail and may take up to 10-14 business days to be delivered. Adoptions can be shipped anywhere in the United States, however, currently we are unable to ship outside of the country. No ownership rights or complementary visits to the Zoo are conferred by this “adoption.” Thank you for your donation!
Wild Adopt Packages:

NEW! In celebration of Dinosaurs Among Us, check out our limited edition dino adoption package.

Limited Availability
To purchase call us at 401-785-3510 ext. 453 or email mcolvin@rwpzoo.org.
Commemorate any special occasion with the gift that supports the future of wildlife. Your contribution helps support the Zoo’s animal care programs, and you can see the results of your support in motion each and every time you visit the Zoo! Please note: No ownership rights or complementary visits to the Zoo are conferred by this “adoption.” Animals will continue to stay at Roger Williams Park Zoo under the care of the Zoo’s animal care staff.
Questions? Contact us at development@rwpzoo.org or calI (401) 785-3510 ext. 453. Thank you for your donation!