Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow raccoons to be kept as pets. However, these animals aren’t domesticated and ...

Raccoons are an established part of suburban wildlife. They can live in a sewer drain, have no natural predators and get ...

ST. LOUIS – With their mischievous little hands and masked faces, raccoons are quite fascinating mammals to some. Perhaps you’ve wondered if one might make a good pet. Legally speaking, it’s not so ...

The fuzzy yet agile racoons that live in a park near your house or dig through your neighborhood's garbage might seem like a good pet. But are they legal to domesticate in Michigan? The short answer: ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been ...

LENEXA, Kansas (KSHB) — Stephen Kaspar is one step closer to legalizing pet raccoons in Kansas after testifying before the state legislature last month. Kaspar, of Lenexa, has been fascinated with ...

Life is good if you're a raccoon on a road trip. We know that's a very small portion of the population, but after seeing a video online you'll have to agree. The raccoon was totally living it up and ...

In Kansas, one man has been furiously lobbying his legislature to pass a bill into law. His cause could be described as an unusual pet peeve. Rose Conlon of member station KMUW explains. ROSE CONLON, ...

For one couple, they were out for a walk when they saw it: a raccoon had fallen into some deep water, and they decided to ...