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Before 2018, bringing a dog onto a restaurant patio in Ohio was technically illegal statewide, no matter how well-behaved the dog or how open-air the seating.
Can you have pets in condos in Florida? The honest answer is: it depends entirely on which document you’re reading.
Chimpanzees share roughly 98 percent of their DNA with humans, but that genetic closeness doesn’t make them safe or legal to keep as household pets.
A Missouri hotel can legally charge $150 for a weeklong stay with your Labrador, then turn around and legally charge nothing at all for a guide dog belonging to a blind traveler in the next room.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you can legally keep a cougar in Kentucky, the short answer is no — and it has been no since 2005.
South Dakota has a reputation as one of the more permissive states for exotic pet ownership, and for years that reputation extended to big cats.
You just found the perfect condo in Raleigh or Wilmington, and your dog is already picturing the balcony as her new lookout post.
Can animal control enter your property in Alaska without asking first? Many pet owners assume that a neighbor’s complaint alone hands an officer the right to walk into their yard or home, but that isn’t how the law works in most situations.
A knock at the door from animal control can feel intimidating, especially if you’re not sure what rights you actually have.
If you’re wondering whether hotels can charge pet fees in Iowa, the short answer depends entirely on what kind of animal is riding in your back seat.
Booking a hotel room in Columbus or Cleveland with your dog in tow sounds simple until the front desk clerk mentions a $75 “pet fee” you never saw in the reservation confirmation.
If an animal control officer knocks on your door in Massachusetts, you may assume they carry the same authority as a police officer with a search warrant.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you can own a chimpanzee in Massachusetts, the short answer is no — and the reasons go well beyond common sense about keeping a wild animal in your living room.
In November 2024, dozens of research monkeys broke loose from a facility near Yemassee, sending Beaufort County into a multi-day search and pushing exotic pet law back into the local news cycle.
Can hotels charge pet fees in Utah? For a run-of-the-mill house pet, the answer is almost always yes — hotels across Moab, Salt Lake City, and St.
If you’ve ever watched a viral video of a chimpanzee riding a bike or wearing a tuxedo and wondered whether you could bring one home, Washington’s answer is a firm no for almost everyone.
If you’ve ever tried to bring your dog inside a South Carolina restaurant, you already know the answer is usually no.
If you’re asking whether you can own a cougar in Mississippi, the honest answer involves two separate legal systems that both have to say yes before you could legally bring one home.
Drury Hotels, one of the more pet-friendly chains with several Texas locations, charges a daily fee for guests who bring a dog or cat to their room.
If you have ever been turned down for an apartment simply because you own a dog, you already know the frustrating truth: California law does not require landlords to allow pets.
