Updated 2/8/2021 9:01 AM Described as a "mobile zoo," Corey Hancock's A Zoo To You in Huntley has never been just a business. The animals -- from ponies and reindeer to exotic mammals, reptiles and birds -- are like family, Hancock said.
"This is my life," said Hancock, whose dream always has been to open a permanent zoo in McHenry County. As much as he can't imagine ever letting the business go, he's afraid it won't survive the pandemic. A part of Santa's Village AZoosment Park in East Dundee from 2002 until Hancock took over sole ownership in 2016, A Zoo To You at Zoosareus.com offers a traveling petting zoo, exotic animal shows, pony carousels, reindeer displays and more.