An exotic animal rescue tasked with feeding and heating more than 800 animals across Ontario is turning to the public to help care for its critters amid a complete business shutdown during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Little Ray’s Nature Centres is hoping to raise $50,000 in a GoFundMe campaign to help cover hydro bills, purchase food and pay veterinary staff at its two major centres in Ottawa and Hamilton.

The business launched 25 years ago in Ottawa as a reptile zoo but has grown since then to claim the title of North America’s largest exotic animal rescue.

Most of the centres’ animals, split roughly 50-50 between Ottawa and Hamilton, are reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, though Little Ray’s counts a few mammals and birds among

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