A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet ...

Before we got our guinea pig, Jingles, I was pretty clueless about vet care for small animals, meaning the varieties that are not dogs and cats. When Jingles joined our family, I knew little about ...

Want to get an exotic pet or give one as a Christmas gift? Know what creatures Mississippi state law defines as wild or ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) -While cats and dogs may be our most common creature companions, they are not our only options. Other animals, including birds, snakes, turtles, hedgehogs and even tarantulas ...

The existence of American Bully XL dogs was a very controversial and emotive topic last year. Rishi Sunak recently moved to ban the breed in the UK after 23 fatal attacks since 2021 and several ...

From Australia to the far-flung shores of Madagascar, there are plenty of dog breeds with exotic origins that you might not be aware of. Although for many, the clue is in the name. "Whilst our own ...

Darleene Wold has heard it all. Wold raises Chinese crested dogs, which to the untrained eye resemble drowned wharf rats. The dogs are hairless, except for a tuft of hair on their heads and paws and ...

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula inhabits easily recognizable silk-sealed burrows in a hilly area of Malaysia that covers ...

It started with a late-night cough. "He was otherwise fine, but . . . something was weird and different," said Verai Ramsammy, who was worried about her miniature Schnauzer, Louie. She was a ...