Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets—animals kept for companionship, not for food or ...

Exotic animals are intriguing for a variety of reasons, leading some people to covet them. But these wild creatures are not conducive to being kept as pets, and many are illegal to own in the United ...

In the process of writing my book on pet-related conversations in clinical settings, I've been researching and reflecting on some court decisions involving animals, particularly pets. There are ...

Across the United States, a patchwork of bans and crackdowns reveals the hidden dangers of keeping some animals as pets. You’re sitting on your couch, scrolling through social media, and you stumble ...

Ever dreamed of living on a farm with your own chickens, ducks, or goats? Then having farm animals as pets might be the next best thing! “Farm animals make great companions,” says Matthew Aversa, ...

Jessica Pierce is a bioethicist and writer. She is the author of multiple books, including A Dog’s World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, which Marc Bekoff co-authored. By day, ...

If you’ve recently seen a peacock wandering around near Thatcher Avenue, it’s not an escapee from the Pueblo Zoo. Zoo officials stated in an April 29 Facebook post that the bird is not a zoo animal ...

During the holidays, some families may consider adding a new family member and bringing home a pet as a gift for their loved ...

Meg Edwards receives funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and is a member of the Australian Mammal Society and Ecological Society of Australia.