Owners must secure a Class I permit to house specific, inherently dangerous mammals. Interestingly, it’s legal to own a zebra, while possessing a native skunk is strictly prohibited. Submitting a ...

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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 ...

In October 2025, a truck transporting 21 rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 north of Heidelberg, Mississippi. Several of the animals escaped into the surrounding rural area, prompting public ...

A “disturbing” boom in the UK exotic animal trade is being fuelled by people buying everything from monkeys to mountain lions on social media, charities have warned. Cruel sellers are flogging wild ...

A "disturbing" boom in the UK exotic animal trade is being fueled by people buying everything from monkeys to mountain lions on social media, charities have warned. Cruel sellers are flogging wild ...