• Morning feeding with the animals on Monday, Friday and Saturday at 9am, free if you call 044 360 80 13 first (Monday's slot closes Saturday at 4pm), and not during school holidays
• Café hours are shorter than the animals': closed Mondays and most Sundays, open from 2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, with an Afghan lunch from noon to 2pm on Tuesdays and Fridays
• A weekly stable group for ages 10 to 12, where kids learn animal care and riding basics twice a week for CHF 140 a month, with intro weeks in the spring and fall holidays

GZ Buchegg is one of the city's community centers, a short walk over the footbridge from Bucheggplatz. Donkeys, ponies, llamas and goats live in pens that families can stop by and watch, and visitors can help with the morning feeding.

Inside there's a self-run play room, a café with homemade cake where nobody has to order, and a stage for dance and theater made for young audiences.