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A chimpanzee shares roughly 98 percent of its DNA with humans, yet no state in the country treats that similarity as a reason to make ownership easy.
If you’re wondering whether hotels can charge pet fees in Washington, the honest answer depends entirely on what kind of animal is checking in with you.
If you’ve ever pictured a chimpanzee living in your backyard like an oversized, hairy roommate, Illinois law has an answer for you, and it isn’t a friendly one.
If a knock on your door turns out to be an animal control officer, the first question most people have is whether that officer can simply walk past you and look around.
Virginia is one of the few states where a dog can legally sit beside your table at an outdoor cafe, yet that same regulation bans the dog from ever crossing the threshold into the dining room or kitchen.
If an animal control officer knocks on your door in Michigan, you might assume you have to let them in.
Most New Mexico diners assume they can bring a well-behaved dog anywhere a restaurant allows outdoor seating, but the state’s pets in restaurants laws in New Mexico are far more specific than that assumption suggests.
In 2010, a 300-pound chimpanzee named Sue slipped out of her owner’s home in Kansas City and spent the next 40 minutes tearing through the neighborhood, dragging a trash bin, dented a patrol car, and even climbed a tree to dodge tranquilizer darts before her owner coaxed her back into a truck cage.
If you have ever wondered whether you can legally keep a cougar in Maine, the short answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no.
You might assume your condo association can ban pets outright just because it says so in the CC&Rs.
Book a room in Rehoboth Beach or Wilmington with your dog, and the bill could land anywhere from zero to $200 depending on which property you pick.
A full-grown chimpanzee weighing more than 200 pounds lived in a backyard enclosure near Pendleton, Oregon, for roughly 17 years before a sheriff’s deputy was called to shoot the animal in 2021 after it attacked its keeper’s daughter.
A knock at the door from animal control can feel like an emergency, especially if you’re not sure what your rights actually are.
If you’re eyeing a condo purchase in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, or Iowa City and you own a dog, cat, or something more exotic, the pet policy buried in the association’s paperwork matters more than almost anything else in the sale.
Book a room with your dog and most Kentucky hotels will happily add a pet fee to your bill — but bring a trained service dog, and that same charge becomes illegal under federal law.
If you’re shopping for a condo in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, or Columbia, the pet policy buried in the governing documents matters just as much as the square footage.
If you’re hoping to own a chimpanzee in Minnesota, the answer is settled and it isn’t in your favor.
If you searched for whether you can own a cougar in Rhode Island because you saw an old listicle claiming the Ocean State issues personal big-cat permits, you are working from outdated information.
If you’ve ever hiked New Mexico’s foothills and wondered whether the mountain lions padding through those canyons could ever legally live in someone’s backyard, you’re asking a question with a clear but layered answer.
If you have ever booked an Idaho hotel room with a dog in tow, you have probably noticed the fine print about “pet fees” tucked into the reservation confirmation.
