It’s feeding time for the animals on this property outside Nashville. An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its cage to grab an animal cracker — an appetizer treat right before the evening meal.
“Cricket is blind,” said Robert Sory, who is trying to open a nonprofit animal sanctuary along with his wife Emily. “A lot of our animals come to us with issues.”
The menagerie in Thompson’s Station also includes Russian foxes, African porcupines, emus, bobcats and some well-fed goats…