ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A sheriff says exotic animals on the loose in eastern Ohio were set free by their owner, who apparently killed himself on his farm. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said at ...

SHIPSHEWANA — Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park plans to reopen in the spring with a scaled-back collection of animals after surrendering its USDA license. Park owner Vernon D. Miller announced the ...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. --The owner of an exotic animal farm where four tigers were found dead near here Tuesday has experienced financial setbacks in the last year, court records show. Furthermore, the ...

The llamas were freed after they were loaded onto a truck. Dozens of llamas were stolen and set loose from an exotic animal farm in Perris, California, following calls on social media that the animals ...

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 ...

Long Tail Farm, a nonprofit in Owasso, is turning heads—and hearts—with its collection of exotic and domestic animals. Owner Ashlynn Smith said the farm’s mission is to share a love of animals while ...

Sandi and Jerry Cossette recently lost two good friends -- a pair of cougars that had been with them for 18 years. The cats are buried on the couple's property in rural Clay County, where the ...

Colorful birds, giant snakes, and even baby kangaroos drew crowds to this year’s Exotic Animal Expo, which brought dozens of ...

Thirteen years ago Friday, 62-year-old Terry Thompson released 50 wild, exotic animals he kept on his Muskingum County farm before dying by suicide, prompting a police response that killed lions, ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- As soon as he got the emergency call at home Wednesday, Daniel Lentz rushed the mile to the exotic animal farm outside Bovey, Minn., where his wife, Debra, worked. ''I found the ...

SOUTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) — Several animals died after a fire broke out at a barn at Critter Country Animal Farm, a zoo in Westmoreland County that houses animals like lemurs, zebras and exotic ...