Getting face to face, or rather touch to touch, with baby animals is among the top childhood experiences for young kids.

We’ve all experienced a dog or cat pawing at us to ask for a bit of physical affection: a scratch under the chin or stroking ...

Knutson Farms’ fall events include a kid-friendly animal barn, jumping pads, and cow train rides that zigzag through the property. The animals are always a hit, with kids lining up to feed and ...

Crosstalk: Is petting the dog bad, actually? A.V. Club writers Jen Lennon and William Hughes go head-to-head about the trend of saying hello to animals in video games.

HOLLY HILL — A Holly Hill family has grown their small farm into a traveling petting zoo with over 100 animals, from kangaroos and lemurs to a camel appearing across South Carolina and the South.

Now, farms and animal attractions once seen as strictly for kids are embracing the adult market, offering everything from wellness retreats to corporate away days, all centred around the healing ...

Now, farms and animal attractions once seen as strictly for kids are embracing the adult market, offering everything from wellness retreats to corporate away days, all centred around the healing power ...

Show Me Exotics Petting Zoo in Holts Summit offers private animal encounters along with animal education.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Public Schools teamed up with Advisors Excel to host a petting zoo for preschool kids. The organizations held a barnyard event with live animals for preschool kids ...

She describes her ongoing efforts to rescue big cats, bears, and animals from cub petting businesses (in which customers pay to hold, pet, and have their pictures taken with the babies of wild animals ...

Now, farms and animal attractions once seen as strictly for kids are embracing the adult market, offering everything from wellness retreats to corporate away days, all centred around the healing ...

Now, farms and animal attractions once seen as strictly for kids are embracing the adult market, offering everything from wellness retreats to corporate away days, all centred around the healing ...