This is our home. Second, from a human safety standpoint, breaking in to animal pens with no animal training is dangerous. Animals can kick, rear up, and trample you. In the dark, anything can happen.

And thanks to our increasingly urban society, "a petting zoo may be the only place where kids are exposed to animals besides cats and dogs," she says. Jayarao agrees.

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

Seattle's hands-on animal fun is perfect for little explorers and curious kiddos. Some are right in the city, and others are short drives into green pastures. You don’t need a full weekend or a ...

Williams Elementary School first-grader Brandon Ramirez takes a turn at the bale toss game Wednesday (October 16, 2013) during the annual MHS FFA Fall Festival and Petting Zoo at the school in ...

Although you may be able to "Get Wild with Your Inner Child" at the Western Montana Fair this week, if you head over to the petting zoo owned by Arkansas-based Petting zoo offers big picture for ...

Husband and wife duo Steve and Jessica Reedy, who met while working at a zoo, have shared their love for animals at more than 3,000 events since they started Animal Quest in 2011. The most popular ...

An alligator has been found alive after going missing for over a week at a middle school end-of-the-year petting zoo event in Kansas City. Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Traffic ...

ALEDO -- A group of children petted and tottered around the animals outside Mercer Carnegie Library's "Furry Friends Petting Zoo," day Thursday.

BARBOURSVILLE - The Great American Petting Zoo is back in the region. The free exhibit gives folks a chance to cuddle, pet and feed a variety of animals - including llamas, wallabies and African ...