Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When most people think about getting a pet, they picture a trip to the local shelter or maybe a reputable breeder for a purebred dog. The ultra-wealthy, however, operate on an entirely different plane ...

Dogs and cats may be widely beloved, but some pet parents prefer to take a walk on the wild side. There's a whole weird and wonderful world of exotic pets to explore, some stranger and more rare pets ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Pulling into the parking lot of a hotel in Norfolk, Nebraska, I noticed a small crowd of people, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to pets, did you know that owning certain exotic animals are legal in some states? It's true! Depending on where you ...

The first week of each month, during the Spring and Summer at Kansas City’s First Fridays on 18th and Vine, Sha’Quan Clark’s tent full of exotic animals draws a whole lot of attention. Inside the big ...

A “disturbing” boom in the UK exotic animal trade is being fuelled by people buying everything from monkeys to mountain lions on social media, charities have warned. Cruel sellers are flogging wild ...

When it comes to owning an exotic animal as a household pet, few states are as lenient as Texas. In fact, the Lone Star State is downright generous when it comes to the freedom to choose even the most ...