When thinking of a petting zoo, most people typically imagine small, fluffy animals. Things like rabbits, goats, maybe even a ...

Don Miller, who owned Debbie Dolittle’s Petting Zoo in Tacoma until 2021, voluntarily relinquished his license with the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month. The license had allowed him ...

WORCESTER — The owner of a traveling zoo headed here, whose elephant died during the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield last fall, defended his record amid growing scrutiny from animal ...

Petting a dog leads to increased brain activity, researchers in Switzerland have found — and thus petting a dog and observing it may increase your focus and attention. That's according to a study ...

In this week’s edition of Petting Zoo, we have two kangaroo videos and two monkey videos, and three of those — I won’t tell you which, I have to maintain some surprise — involve eating and one of ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say petting a dog can be good for both the animal and the person. Westend61/Getty Images A new study measured the effects of petting a dog on human brain activity. Dogs have ...

The owner of Sugar Sweet Farms petting zoo in Andover, charged with four counts of animal cruelty, will take his chances in court after rejecting a plea offer, his attorney said on Monday. “This case ...

A Massachusetts-based animal rights group has filed a brief with the Connecticut Appellate Court in order to get three elephants removed from a Connecticut petting zoo. The group is fighting a ruling ...