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Boy wins zoo keeper contest

Published: 4:00 PM September 16, 2014    Updated: 8:56 PM October 27, 2020
Henry Rees meeting the animals at Bristol Zoo during his zoo keeper experience.

Henry Rees meeting the animals at Bristol Zoo during his zoo keeper experience. - Credit: Archant

A NORTH Somerset veterinary group made a seven-year-old boy’s dreams come true when he won a competition to become a zoo keeper at Bristol Zoo.

Henry Rees was able to hold lots of animals, feed the penguins and meerkats and enjoy a behind the scenes tour. The contest was arranged by Watkins and Tasker Veterinary Group.

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