COLUMUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio is one of the most difficult places to own exotic animals in the U.S., with a comprehensive ban on many animals. Although Ohioans cannot own lions, tigers or bears, there ...

Many exotic pet owners are hobbyists and they don't have experience needed. Oct. 23, 2011— -- The slaughter of over 50 renegade animals let loose from a backyard zoo in Zanesville, Ohio, ...

Since 1990, there have been more than 1,500 exotic animal incidents. Oct. 19, 2011 -- Incidents involving exotic animals kept in private may appear to be an oddity but, according to Born Free USA, a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Six exotic animals that were among dozens freed by their suicidal owner and survived a big-game hunt by sheriff's deputies with shoot-to-kill orders will be kept under quarantine at ...

The owner of the exotic animals set loose before he committed suicide had quite the past. Check out what people who knew him said, including that the man supplied a lion cub for a photo shoot with ...

Yadah used to be an adorable baby. Now he's a cranky 5-year-old with a willful streak and a $250-a-month food bill, and Shannon Pandarvis is desperate to get rid of him. Pandarvis' brown capuchin ...

(AP) Dozens of exotic-animal owners lined up Tuesday before a state legislative panel to express their concerns over new permit fees, caging requirements and other proposed rules contained in a bill ...

L ANCASTER - Paws and Claws Animal Encounters, located in the scenic countryside just outside the historic village of Bremen, Ohio, is celebrating the arrival of two new residents. Bobcat brothers ...