Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California treats most non-domesticated wildlife as restricted by default, which is just one reason why it has some of the ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office this week described 2025 as “the year that would not end.” But it has, and in its aftermath comes a slew of new laws passed that year that will affect the lives ...

Removing their claws is an acceptable way to keep cats from scratching up furniture — or people, advocates of that practice say. But opponents say declawing cats is cruel and inhumane. California ...

California treats most non-domesticated wildlife as restricted by default, which is just one reason why it has some of the tightest exotic pet laws in the country. With tightly controlled exceptions ...

California's exotic pet laws are strict for a reason: public health concerns and delicate ecosystem preservation. California treats most non-domesticated wildlife as restricted by default, which is ...