By MICHAEL CASEY A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, ...

LODI − While most families search for a playful puppy or cuddly cat, some find themselves wishing to purchase a skunk, hairless rat, or possibly even a coatimundi or kinkajou. Those families may end ...

A businesswoman from O’Hara is on a mission to find new homes for abandoned and surrendered exotic animals. Sara Smith owns Sara’s Pets and Plants, in Sharpsburg at 908 Main St. She tends to more than ...