In the summer of 2021, a woman in the Atlanta area was forced to surrender her pet serval, a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, after it escaped from her home and wandered into a neighbor’s ...

A “disturbing” boom in the UK exotic animal trade is being fuelled by people buying everything from monkeys to mountain lions ...

A loose peacock led police officers in Winchester on a chase earlier this week as the inquisitive animal hopped from roof to roof before it was eventually recovered. Peafowl are regularly kept as ...

North Carolina regulates exotic animals differently from many other states. Instead of relying on a single statewide law that clearly defines which exotic animals can or cannot be kept as pets, the ...

With new research showing that raccoons are evolving to become increasingly domesticated, you might be wondering if you can adopt one as a pet. And what about other exotic animals? Can you keep a ...

They say a dog is “man’s best friend,” but pets can come in all shapes and sizes. However, not every animal is legal to keep as a companion in California. The California Department of Fish and ...

Picture this. Someone tells you they own a full-grown bear. Odds are your first thought is not “Oh, how wonderful!” It’s probably more like, “Is that even legal?” or “Who thought that was a good idea?

The New Jersey Reptile Show had its second ever event recently at the VFW Post 2179 meeting hall on Port Monmouth.   According to the event’s website, this family-friendly reptile and exotic pet expo ...

The federal government has filed a complaint against a pet store that specializes in exotic animals.