Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohioans love theirs dogs and cats, but what about Buckeyes who want a pet with a ringed tail, black circles around its eyes and ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic ...

The Ohio Exotic Pet Expo, a trade show selling exotic animals and supplies, was at the Clark County Fairgrounds for the first time this weekend. Ron Billingsley, the Ohio Exotic Pet Expo show promoter ...

Nobody knows how many or what non-native wild animals are kept as house pets because no regulatory agency in Ohio keeps records on them. Neighbors and the rest of the public find out about them when ...

Rescue organizations are saying the economic downturn has contributed to a problem that has existed for as long as exotic animals have been kept as pets. When owners can no longer care for their big ...