Sally Padey

Sally Padey runs an exotic and endangered animals zoo which she built from scratch.

Sally Padey
Image: Sally Padey (ABC Local)

Broadcast date: Wednesday 5 February

Starting with almost nothing but fierce determination and an immense love for animals, Sally decided to build her own zoo.

On a property near Bateman's Bay on the NSW South Coast, she and her former husband did much of the hard work by hand.

They were hands-on with the animals too and Sally has hand-reared several big cats over the years, including a Sumatran tiger.

Twenty-four years after first opening to the public, Mogo Zoo is a thriving home to more than 200 animals.

The zoo runs very successful breeding programs as part of a worldwide effort to manage endangered species.

Sally's latest venture is the Mogo Zoo Foundation.




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