The Crown Point City Council has laid new rules on residents about raising their own chickens and other types of farm animals and exotic pets on their property. Amending its existing ordinance at ...

Before humans ate chickens, we treasured them as exotic pets. Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. By Popular Science Team. Published Jul 19, 2023 11:00 AM EDT.

Where exotic pets come from. Some exotic pets are bred in captivity. Conservationists often see captive breeding as a way to save wild animals from poaching for the pet trade, and many countries ...

Breeds most frequently adopted as exotic pets include: Madagascar hissing cockroaches; Praying mantises; Tarantulas; Scorpions; Reptiles. While reptiles need less care day-to-day, their needs are ...

It's also not a cheap venture. The couple built a coop for the chickens, which experts recommend anyone who purchases chickens also do. "It was around maybe $2,000 for the coop, the run, the roof ...

A Long Island man was slapped with thousands of dollars in fines after authorities discovered 100 animals, including a South African ostrich and other exotic and endangered species, inside his ...