CHATFIELD, Minn. — A Minnesota ranch that raises chinchillas for pets and for use in medical research faces potential disciplinary action from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violations of the ...

Chinchillas, docile South American rodents with big, round ears and soft, thick fur, are about as sensitive to sounds as humans. That’s one reason why medical researchers use them to study hearing ...

Washington, DC—Citing a pattern of chronic Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations, an administrative law judge on Friday permanently revoked the dealer license of Dan Moulton, owner of Moulton Chinchilla ...

Demonstrators with the organization PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) demanded a man be charged for animal cruelty after chinchillas were seized from his ranch last year. Protestors spoke ...

Philip Joris needed chinchillas. The Belgium-based hearing researcher turned to the South American rodents six years ago, excited about studying their auditory capabilities, so similar to our own. But ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI - A chinchilla twitched its nose as wide-eyed and excited children began petting its fluffy body and bushy tail. This was the first of several exotic animal encounters that ...

IT. WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT CHINCHILLAS. OKAY. SO ALEX ALESSI IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE ANIMAL THAT’S ACTUALLY ENDANGERED. HELLO, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE ...

Slightly smaller than a house cat, but larger than pet mice, chinchillas may be one of the cutest and most charming rodents in the world. Chinchillas are known to have luxuriously silky, grayish fur ...

CHATFIELD -- A ranch that raises chinchillas for pets and for use in medical research faces potential disciplinary action from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violations of the Animal Welfare ...