Petting Zoo

• Bird flu risks: Are petting zoos, goat yoga and farms safe activities?

  Summer is nearly here, and with it comes farm visits, petting zoos and even goat yoga. But with bird flu cases on the rise, people may be left wondering if it's safe to get close.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2024
  
• Organizers hire security for petting zoo drag show following hateful messages

  A disturbing level of hate is being spewed at a Calgary petting zoo. The threats over a drag show are so concerning, the park says it has been forced to hire security.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
  
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• Wallaby rehabilitated after used as bait in Alberta dog fighting ring: petting zoo

  An exotic animal rescued from a disturbing crime that could have killed him is now being rehabilitated at a Calgary petting zoo. It's an extraordinary story of survival.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2021
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• You can physically distance while petting the animals at this Peterborough area farm

  'When you see the kids come in and see their reactions to all of the animals and see the animals react to them, it is just wonderful.'

  Features

  Nov 5, 2020
• Woman trapped under an angry camel ‘bit his testicles’ to escape

  A woman got herself out of a hairy situation by using her teeth on a 600-pound camel in Louisiana.

  Trending

  Sep 23, 2019
• ‘This is how I’m going to die’: Zebra attacks woman holding baby for selfie

  Four people have been bitten by one zebra since mid-June, police in Tennessee say.

  Trending

  Jul 8, 2019
• Petting zoo under investigation after complaints over treatment of kangaroo

  A petting zoo has been pulled from future street festivals after a kangaroo was left out in the sun with little water and shade.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2016
• Goat given to Siberian tiger as a meal now bullies the big cat around

  A Siberian tiger at a park in Russia has been forced to sleep on the roof of its enclosure after it was kicked out by the goat it was supposed to have eaten.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2015
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• Thieves target struggling Nanaimo petting zoo

  A struggling petting zoo in Nanaimo, B.C., has been hit by thieves for the second time in just over a month.

  Aug 6, 2013