New rules mean that restricted pets in the Yukon needed permits as of April 5 to be in compliance with territorial ...

Pet owners had one year to apply for a permit after the act ... All species of cockatoo, macaw, parrot, scorpion and tarantula also require permits. Michelle Thompson, the acting chief veterinary ...

The word "tarantula" is not commonly used in our everyday language. Yet, everyone immediately knows what it means: a large, hairy spider. Today, people might be more inclined to say "bird spider." But ...

REXBURG – It was a pet leopard gecko about 30 years ago that sparked Jordan and Maureen Moores’ interest in exotic animals.

After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences decided to close the Insect Zoo because of ...

The late Brian Barczyk – the Macomb County animal enthusiast who inspired millions on social media and shared his pancreatic cancer battle with the public – dreamed of opening an aquarium.

The newborn duckling was torn from its mother when stuck in a storm drain - but onlookers were cheered when the TRSPCA finally reunited them.