After a pet monkey escaped and turned up dead in Walterboro on May 27, experts point to loose laws and nonexistent red tape to explain how the primate native to East Asia ended up in the Lowcountry in ...

Dec. 11, 2006 — -- It may seem like a stretch to think of exotic animals as a threat to national security, but that's exactly what a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control ...

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman accused of stealing a marmoset monkey and exotic marine life from three different pet stores has bonded out of jail. On Tuesday, Milena Wood, 53, did not ...

Last month, a monkey was surrendered by its owner in Lexington. The long-tailed macaque, Ted, was being kept as a pet before he became too much for his owners to handle. After hearing Ted’s story, LEX ...

Smuggled spider monkeys are being turned into social media stars, paraded wearing hats and human clothes by their Mexican owners – prompting condemnation from animal rights groups. Exotic pets have ...

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 ...

Emilia, a pampered 2-year-old spider monkey, walks with her owner in Culiacan, Mexico. It is illegal in Mexico to own the critically endangered primates, but that hasn't stopped anyone in the city ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Indiana authorities apprehended "Momo" the pet monkey after some on-the-loose shenanigans Thursday. According to WTHR, the exotic animal was on the run for ...

KENNEWICK – You’ve heard the old adage that “a dog is a man’s best friend.” What if man has a different best friend? What happens if your best friend is a squirrel, a deer or a lizard? Can you take ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio is one of the ...