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 ...

If money is no object, why settle for an ordinary pet? For the ultra-wealthy, companionship comes in the form of rare, exotic, and wildly expensive animals — some of which seem better suited for a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...