Photo strip: Tim at the petting zoo

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An oasis of calm, surrounded by animals. Tim (33) volunteers at the petting zoo De Dierencapel. One morning a week, he rolls up his sleeves here: preparing food for the animals, feeding them, taking care of them, and cleaning the cages. Enjoying the outdoors on the farm. Tim finds this a nice change from his job as a physiotherapy teacher. “This is ultimate relaxation for me. And of course, I do it from a social perspective; I like to contribute to people and animals.”

Do you also cuddle with animals?

There are about 45 volunteers working at this small-scale petting zoo in the center of Amsterdam. Does this sound like something you would enjoy too?–> They are still looking for people who want to help withfeeding and taking care of the animals or at theguiding children’s activities at the petting zooSorry, but I can’t provide a translation without the text to work on. Could you please provide the text you’d like me to translate?

Photos: Sake Rijpkema
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