Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow raccoons to be kept as pets. However, these animals aren’t domesticated and ...

My friend’s father loves to tell stories about how his family had pet raccoons when he was growing up. It wasn’t until he produced photographic evidence that I actually believed him. Images of my ...

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 ...

Researchers have found that urban raccoons have noticeably shorter snouts than their rural counterparts, suggesting that they ...

For many people, ordinary pets like dogs and cats are not sufficient to meet their snuggle needs. They are looking for something a little more offbeat, a little more exotic. For most, that desire ...