Dogs and cats still rule, but plenty of other animals are entering the companion-animal conversation, including some once ...

A retelling of a pet raccoon story (when it was legal) may be instructive. We found an abandoned baby raccoon in a hollow ...

LENEXA, Kan. — Stephen Kaspar is one step closer to legalizing pet raccoons in Kansas after testifying before the state legislature last month. Kaspar, of Lenexa, has been fascinated with raccoons ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Vancouver Police Department said officers rescued a baby raccoon that was being kept illegally as a pet while responding to a reported disturbance on Sunday. ‘This is ...

A dumpster-diving raccoon that got so trashed on alcohol-fermented peaches it stopped breathing was saved by bighearted ...

The fuzzy yet agile racoons that live in a park near your house or dig through your neighborhood's garbage might seem like a good pet. But are they legal to domesticate in Michigan? The short answer: ...

Agencies across the country and in Colorado are warning of a viral disease outbreak in raccoons. Distemper a deadly illness that can spread to pets. Longmont Animal Control is reporting that they are ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been ...

Pet Raccoon Gets the Zoomies When Mom Tells Her It’s Bath Time originally appeared on PetHelpful. We've seen lots of animals get the zoomies, and it's always a joy to see. But there's one animal that ...

Axl, a mischievous, brand-new pet raccoon named after Guns 'N' Roses frontman, managed to get himself stuck deep behind the ...