A Lenexa man is trying to legalize pet raccoons in Kansas. Stephen Kaspar is one step closer after testifying before the ...

The bill was introduced to prevent another situation like one in New York where an illegal pet squirrel was taken and ...

House Bill 251, which has yet to receive a vote in either chamber of the Legislature, would allow raccoons and gray squirrels ...

To the Editor: House Bill 251 allows for squirrels and raccoons to be kept as pets. I always have the best interest of animals in mind, therefore I am opposed to this bill.

A Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.

It’s a new Amityville horror. Health officials confirmed the first two cases of rabid raccoons in Amityville since 2009 — and ...

The only available rabies vaccine for use in raccoons is an oral vaccine distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Allowing these animals as pets would facilitate the ...

but his bill would allow people to buy domesticated raccoons from licensed breeders. They'd need to complete a course on raccoon care, keep their pets up to date on vaccines and give them their ...