This sloth shutdown was sloooooooow moving. After 18 months, Long Island officials finally put an exotic animal store — and its seven sloths — out of business. Larry Wallach charged $50 a pop for ...

When Nicole Rice began working at Sloth Encounters, a exotic petting zoo/pet store in Hauppauge, she saw early signs of animal neglect. “I started seeing the animals physically looking unwell,” said ...

The exotic pet trade has become an alarming trend, driven largely by social media and wildlife encounters that blur the lines between wild animals and household pets. According to John Di Leonardo, ...

FILE -Giant leaf-tailed geckos hang on the wall of their cage, July 31, 2008, in Columbia, as S.C. Ed Diebold, director of animal collections at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, talks about the mating ...

For over a decade, Corynne “Cory” Freeman has operated Animal Edventures Sanctuary, also known as Earth-Speak Park, in rural Coats, in Harnett County, about 30 miles south of Raleigh. Spanning 25 ...