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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm (also branded Children’s Animal Farm / Island Tails)—a free public animal sanctuary on the Stock Island Detention Center grounds at College Road (~MM 5). Inmates help care for rescued and donated animals; visitors see farm and exotic species on scheduled public open days. Children’s Animal Farm and Island Tails are other names for this same sanctuary, not separate places. It is separate from Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.

Plan your stop

Useful details

Before you go

Confirm public open days, group-tour rules and access on https://www.mcsoislandtails.com/ and the MCSO visit page https://www.keysso.net/animal-farm (nav/VFK also cite https://www.keysso.net/farm). MCSO states the farm is open free of charge the second and fourth Sunday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m.; community and school groups may schedule special tours (private tours for the general public are not available). Farm phone listed by MCSO: 305-292-7000. Location is the Stock Island Detention Center grounds (5501 College Road); the postal locality often reads Key West.

On Stock Island, at MM 4–5

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm sits in Stock Island (Key West, MM 4–5). A working-waterfront community with marinas, seafood, artist spaces and Key West’s eastern services. This listing is for a practical attractions & museums stop on this island.

Other attractions & museums listings currently published on Stock Island include Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. Compare them on the island or category hub rather than assuming this listing is the only option.

What this record includes

Directory category
Attractions & Museums
Island area
Stock Island (Key West, MM 4–5)
Mapped as
attractions & museums
Published address
5501 College Road, Key West, FL 33040
Published phone
305-292-7000
Official website on file
Yes — confirm details there
Mapped or source amenities
Free public open days (scheduled Sundays), Children’s / family animal sanctuary, Stock Island Detention Center grounds, Community and school group tours by arrangement
Source
MCSO Island Tails / Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm official website

Confirm before you go

  • Current hours, closures, fees and access rules on the linked source
  • Today’s hours — none are published on this listing
  • No ratings or “best of” rank — this page does not score or rank places

How to use this listing

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is listed under attractions & museums in Stock Island (Key West, MM 4–5). Use the page to place the stop on the island chain, then verify time-sensitive details on the linked source.

Hours, access, fees and services change. If the source does not give a phone number, rating or opening time, this page leaves it out.

Listed amenities & features

  • Free public open days (scheduled Sundays)
  • Children’s / family animal sanctuary
  • Stock Island Detention Center grounds
  • Community and school group tours by arrangement
Source & accuracy

This listing was reviewed using MCSO Island Tails / Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm official website. The official website is the right place for menus, rates, reservations and hours. Directory text is a planning aid, not a live operations feed. Last reviewed on Sep 30, 2026 using MCSO Island Tails / Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm official website.

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