A three-year-old from Fairview Heights with a passion for tractors and tools is turning heads as he competes nationally for ...

A Polk County animal sanctuary is fighting to keep its exotic animals after the county updated an ordinance that prohibits ...

When exotic species such as parrots, snakes, monkeys or aquarium fishes are kept as pets, this may lead to unsustainable trade and negatively impact the conservation of these species globally.

A Polk County ordinance is at the center of a growing dispute between county officials and an exotic animal sanctuary over permits and enforcement.

Exotic pets — companion animals that are not native to the area where they are kept — can become invasive pests when they escape or are released by pet owners, breeders, collectors and wholesalers ...

Researchers are concerned video sharing platforms could be contributing to the normalization of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade. Researchers at the University of Adelaide are ...

The exotic pet market refers to the trade and sale of non-traditional or unusual animals that are kept as pets. Unlike common pets such as dogs, cats or fish, exotic pets typically include ...

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalization of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade. The ...