New York Post27d
Exotic animal store Sloth Encounters shuttered after ‘LI’s Joe Exotic’ accused of abuse
Larry Wallach charged $50 a pop for 30-minute sessions where customers could pet, feed, and hang out with the South American creatures and other exotic animals at his petting zoo, Sloth Encounters ...
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22 exotic animals abandoned in downtown Rochester building after tenant was evicted
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Nearly two dozen animals were discovered in a building downtown last week, sparking an investigation from the Humane Society of Greater Rochester. A total of 22 exotic ...
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Keeping these exotic pets is ‘cruel’ and ‘dangerous,’ Canadian animal advocates say
It’s dangerous to the owner. … So this leads to dangers for both animals and the people, because the keeping of exotic pets is inconsistently regulated and largely unmonitored across the ...
St. Catharines Standard16d
St. Catharines calls for provincewide regulations for exotic animals
St. Catharines city council is petitioning the province for Ontario-wide regulations to restrict the keeping of exotic wild animals. Mayor Mat Siscoe made a motion this month that asks for a ...
The Sun17d
Over 200 exotic animals killed after horror blaze at Crimea zoo inside abandoned amusement park
OVER 200 exotic animals have died after a devastating fire ripped through a zoo in Crimea. Crocodiles, snakes, meerkats, monkeys and rare birds are among the animals killed when the horror blaze ...
The Mirror24d
Security guard endures agonising 'suicide by snake' horror death after cops try and arrest him
A man ended his life by having snakes bite him after authorities discovered he had illegally imported exotic animals, authorities said. Security guard Marius Joubert, 28, died agonisingly after ...
The Guardian7d
‘It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said, I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel’
Lindsay McKenna’s wildlife centre takes in exotic animals when owners can’t cope. She and other experts fear the law is failing the very animals it is designed to protect When Lindsay McKenna ...
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Fewer Oregon ranchers are raising exotic animals
New data from the Census of Agriculture shows that in the last 20 years, Oregon has seen some increase in standard farm animals, such as milk cows and chickens, while the number of farms with ...
The Star27d
A friend of birds and exotic animals
“You got this, Arch,” said Sam Kelly, Archie’s human mother, from the corner of the Avian & Exotic Philly Vet exam room in Philadelphia, the United States. She long believed Archie was a ...
The Star21d
No touching – Govt bans cafes exhibiting exotic animals
A ban on the operation of exotic animal cafes – where people can see, touch and interact with the animals – has kicked in this week, in a bid to better protect the animals. Under the amendment ...