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Discover the world of mammals — warm-blooded vertebrates that nurse their young with milk, spanning from the tiniest shrews and bats to elephants, whales, and primates, across every habitat on Earth.
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South Carolina is home to one of the most deer-rich landscapes in the American South, and questions about feeding these animals come up often — from backyard wildlife watchers to hunters setting up feeders before the season.
Keeping a pig in your backyard sounds straightforward — until you start reading your local zoning code.
Vermont is one of the stricter states in the country when it comes to keeping wildlife as pets, and foxes fall squarely on the prohibited side of that line.
If you have been wondering whether you can own a pet skunk in Rhode Island, the short answer is no — and the law on this point is clear.
If you’ve been wondering whether you can own a monkey in Iowa, the short answer is no — and the state law behind that answer is both specific and strict.
If you have ever wondered whether you could keep a tiger in Kentucky, the short answer is no — and the prohibition comes from two separate layers of law that work together to make private tiger ownership effectively impossible in the Bluegrass State.
If you’ve been eyeing a sugar glider as your next pet, Alabama is one of the more accommodating states in the country.
Owning a lion sounds like an extreme idea to most people, but it is a question that comes up more often than you might expect — especially in states with large rural areas and a history of livestock and animal ownership.
Ferrets are legal to own as pets in New Hampshire, and the state treats them as non-controlled domestic animals — meaning you do not need a special wildlife permit just to keep one at home.
Nevada has a reputation for letting residents keep animals that would be illegal almost anywhere else in the country.
If a raccoon is raiding your garden, denning in your attic, or tipping over trash cans every night, you may be wondering whether you can legally do something about it — including killing it.
Ferrets are legal to own in Kansas, but that straightforward answer comes with important context.
Oregon is one of the more permissive states when it comes to keeping small exotic marsupials as pets, and sugar gliders generally fall on the legal side of that line.
If you raise hogs in Virginia — whether for a purebred operation, a 4-H project, or a small homestead — understanding swine ear notching is one of the most practical things you can do for your herd management.
Nevada is one of the most permissive states in the country when it comes to coyote hunting.
Nebraska is home to robust white-tailed and mule deer populations spread across the Sandhills, the Pine Ridge, and the agricultural plains in between.
The idea of keeping a bobcat as a pet is fascinating on the surface.
Kansas has a long history as an agricultural state, and that heritage shapes how its laws treat pigs — even small ones kept as backyard pets.
Skunks are fascinating animals, and it’s easy to understand the appeal of keeping one as a pet.
Tigers are among the most powerful animals on earth, and the idea of keeping one as a pet has captured public imagination — especially after the popularity of the Tiger King documentary series.
