Stuck with a croc? Looking to adopt a goat? Check out these options.

Big Cat Rescue Tours of different varieties are offered Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sun., with admission starting at $36 for adults, $19 for kids under 10. 12802 Easy St., Tampa. 813-920-4130, bigcatrescue.org. 

Croc Encounters Few people who purchase croc hatchlings are capable of properly housing them as adults, which means most end up euthanized, dead from mistreatment, or unlawfully released into the wild. This family-operated nonprofit established in 2005 provides sanctuary to these crocs along with safe haven to unwanted snakes, lizards, turtles and birds. Croc Encounters is also an educational facility that strives to spread awareness of the important roles these animals play in the overall ecosystem while fighting the stigmas associated with them via outreach programs, events, traveling exhibits and displays, and self-guided tours during its “Sneak Peek Saturdays” (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 8703 Bowles Road, Tampa; admission is $5). Find out more info at 813-217-4400 or visit crocencounters.com.

Equestrian Inc. Equine Rescue Owning a horse is a big investment of time and resources, not to mention needing the property and infrastructure to take care of an animal that weighs a ton or more. Equestrian Inc. brings together horse lovers with horses who need love. The Tampa-based all-volunteer-run nonprofit is dedicated to facilitating the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of abandoned, abused, unwanted or slaughter-bound horses, and operates on donations only. Find out more, donate to the rescue’s wish list and see what horses are up for adoption at equestrianinc.org.

Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary This Hudson-based nonprofit is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and guardianship of parrots and exotic birds, which have long life spans and often outlast their original human caretakers. The organization does not breed, sell, trade, or offer its feathered residents up for adoption, but provides a permanent home that allows them to mingle with other compatible birds in outdoor open-flight aviaries, with their care paid for by donations and bird sponsorship. For more info, or to donate, sponsor a bird or request a tour, call 844-352-2473 or visit flabirdsanctuary.com.

Florida Parrot Rescue The organization works out of a network of over 80 foster homes spread throughout the entire state of Florida. FLParrotRescue@aol.com; floridaparrotrescue.com.

Home Sweet Home Animal Rescue of Tampa Bay Its focus is neglected or abused parrots and farm animals — goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits and even the occasional pig, like current pot-bellied resident, Arnold. Home Sweet Home provides long-term care or placement of these animals into permanent homes. Locals are welcome to visit the barnyard but it’s an educational facility, not a petting zoo; any interactions are based on the animal’s willingness. An upcoming fundraiser, Sunset Soiree, happens Sun., Feb. 21, at the Tampa Airport Marriot. For more info, to visit, or to donate, call 813-451-5742 or visit hshartampa.org. 

This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2016.