A & S Animal Encounters

04/09/2026

A little glimpse behind the scenes at A & S Animal Encounters 🦎🐾

Running this business means early mornings, long journeys, heavy equipment, animal care and incredibly busy days—but we still try to make time to train together whenever we can! 💪

Keeping ourselves fit and strong is a huge help when our work involves loading vans, setting up arenas and working hands-on with some very impressive animals.

A husband-and-wife team in business, in the gym and through everything life throws at us ❤️

04/09/2026

🎉 Why not book an unforgettable Animal Encounter Party? 🦎🦔🐍

Make your child’s special day one they’ll never forget with an exciting, educational and completely unique experience—meeting some of our incredible animals up close!

Our parties are suitable for animal lovers of all ages and are packed with fascinating facts, laughter and amazing photo opportunities.

📍 Available across Wales and the South West
⭐ Over 1,500 five-star Facebook reviews
🎂 Perfect for birthdays and other special celebrations
📩 Message A & S Animal Encounters to check availability and book!

04/09/2026

📚🦎 NOW OPEN FOR SCHOOL BOOKINGS! 🦎📚

Bring learning to life with an unforgettable visit from A & S Animal Encounters!

Our educational sessions introduce pupils to an incredible variety of animals while supporting classroom topics including:

🌿 Rainforests
🦴 Amazing Adaptations
🐾 Predators
🔍 Animal Classification
🌍 Endangered Species
🦖 Dinosaurs and Evolution
🐛 Mini-beasts

Sessions can be adapted for pupils from EYFS through to KS4 and are available to schools across Wales and the South West.

Our diary fills quickly, so please message us for availability, prices and further information.

03/09/2026

It’s been a long time since we last posted! 🐾

The workload over the summer has been absolutely brutal, and we’ve barely had a moment to update our page—but we’ve loved every minute of bringing our animals out to meet you all. 🦝🐍🦎

A massive thank you to everyone who booked A & S Animal Encounters and kept us so incredibly busy. Your continued support means the absolute world to us, and we’re extremely grateful to every school, holiday club, organisation, event and family who chose us. ❤️

Here’s Shona with the one and only Biscuit! 🐻

28/07/2026

The glamorous side of working with animals… 😅

Today’s job? Giving the skunk a good brush! 🦨🪮

People see the fun encounters, cuddles and photos… they don’t always see the endless grooming, cleaning, feeding, enclosure maintenance and everything else that goes on behind the scenes.

It really never ends… but we wouldn’t have it any other way. ❤️

A well-groomed skunk is a happy skunk! 🦨

26/07/2026

🪳 Meet the Giant Peppered Cockroach! 🌿

Don’t let the name fool you… these incredible insects are one of our favourite ambassadors for changing minds! ❤️

Native to the tropical rainforests of Central America, the Giant Peppered Cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata) spends its life doing one of nature’s most important jobs—breaking down fallen leaves and decaying plant material to recycle nutrients back into the forest.

Despite their impressive size, they’re completely harmless to people. They don’t bite, they don’t sting, and they’re surprisingly gentle to handle.

Their beautiful mottled “peppered” pattern provides excellent camouflage amongst the leaf litter, helping them disappear from predators in the wild.

It’s amazing watching children (and plenty of adults! 😂) go from “No chance!” to “Can I hold it?” in just a few minutes. Education really does replace fear with fascination.

Would you be brave enough to hold one? 🪳🙌

21/07/2026

Not our usual day at work! 😂📸

Shona and Alivia are out today on a shoot for Numeriś, a British luxury footwear brand specialising in premium designer trainers. The company was created by two friends who wanted to bridge the gap between high-end design, quality craftsmanship and more reasonable pricing, with its footwear handcrafted in Portugal. 👟✨

Meanwhile, Shona has already been promoted to chief equipment carrier by the looks of it! 😂💪

We’re looking forward to seeing the finished photographs! 📸🔥

20/07/2026

18/07/2026

Today we’re at Penrhiw Nursery in Oakdale for their Family Engagement Day! 🦨💚

We’re looking forward to introducing everyone to some incredible animals, sharing loads of fascinating facts and giving the families a brilliant up-close experience.

Our little striped skunk is already stealing the show! 😂

16/07/2026

He’s 15 now? Wonder if there’s any Black Throats or monitors as old or as big as him