The livestock guardian dog is also not outside full-time: though he spends a lot of time outside with the family's Akita, ...

Ohioans love theirs dogs and cats, but what about Buckeyes who want a pet with a ringed tail, black circles around its eyes and paws that look like hands? While Ohio cracked down on exotic animal ...

"Following that same path today." New study reveals surprising wild animal that could become next popular household pet: ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been ...

A retelling of a pet raccoon story (when it was legal) may be instructive. We found an abandoned baby raccoon in a hollow ...

The fuzzy yet agile racoons that live in a park near your house or dig through your neighborhood's garbage might seem like a good pet. But are they legal to domesticate in Michigan? The short answer: ...

Dogs and cats still rule, but plenty of other animals are entering the companion-animal conversation, including some once ...