hope behind bars
The Florida Keys are known for beautiful beaches, vibrant nightlife and the only living coral barrier reef in North America. But word has spread about a unique zoo on Stock Island, just a couple of miles north of popular Key West. It’s not the animals that folks are buzzing about—though there are some unusual creatures there—but rather the location: a jail. Curator Jeanne Selander, also known as Farmer Jeanne, never imagined she’d be caring for animals alongside inmates, but now she wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
How did the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm on Stock Island come to be?
Across the street from the Stock Island Detention Center there’s a golf course with a pond. Ducks were crossing the road on their way to the pond and getting
