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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.
If you’re wondering whether animal control can enter your property in Wisconsin without asking first, the honest answer depends on which door they’re trying to open and why.
If you’ve ever watched a chimpanzee wear clothes, ride a tricycle, or mimic a human gesture in a viral video and wondered whether you could bring one home, the answer in California is a firm no.
If you’re shopping for a condo in Little Rock, Fayetteville, or anywhere else in the Natural State, you’ve probably wondered whether the association can tell you no when it comes to your dog or cat.
If you’re wondering whether you can have pets in condos in Colorado, the surprising answer is that state lawmakers leave most of that decision to your homeowners association rather than to the legislature.
If you are wondering whether you can have pets in condos in Wyoming, the short answer is: it depends entirely on your association, not on state law.
Can animal control enter your property in West Virginia without asking first? Many pet owners assume the answer is yes simply because the officer is wearing a badge, but West Virginia law actually draws firm lines around when an officer can step onto private land and when they cannot.
Bringing your dog along for brunch sounds simple enough, but North Carolina’s pets in restaurants laws are more specific than most diners realize.
Ask ten different Hawaii hotels whether they charge pet fees, and you’ll likely get ten different answers ranging from $25 a night to a flat $500 per stay.
New Hampshire’s wildlife code lists the chimpanzee right alongside gorillas, baboons, and rhesus monkeys as a “controlled species,” which means the animal is legal to discuss but almost impossible for an ordinary resident to legally keep.
Unlike most states that ban primate ownership outright, Delaware technically allows residents to own a chimpanzee.
Indiana has a reputation as one of the friendliest states in the country for exotic pet owners, with few restrictions on animals like ferrets, rodents, and pet birds.
Can you own a cougar in Alaska? The question comes up more often than you’d expect, given how much of the state is still wild country.
Texas has a reputation for loose exotic pet rules, but owning a cougar in Texas is far more complicated than the state’s laid-back image suggests.
Book a room in Virginia with your dog, and you might find a $25-a-night charge tacked onto your bill before you’ve even reached the elevator.
Wisconsin has a reputation as one of the easiest states in the country to keep an exotic animal, but cougars occupy a strange middle ground in state law.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you could legally keep a cougar in Montana, the honest answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no.
Mississippi law lets a court order your dog or cat seized based on nothing more than one witness’s sworn statement about how the animal is being kept.
Walk down Thames Street in Newport or Federal Hill in Providence on a warm evening, and you’ll see leashed dogs stretched out under café tables next to their owners’ chairs.
If you’re picturing life in a Wisconsin condo with a dog, cat, or bearded dragon in tow, you might assume state law spells out exactly what’s allowed.
