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 ...

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 ...

Cute and cuddly, the chinchilla is an adorable resident of the Andes Mountains, which it calls home. A member of the rodent ...

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 ...

Mickey the chinchilla, when perched on the shoulder of his owner, turns heads on the streets of Scarborough with his large ears and small furry body. "He's relaxed," his owner Sean Adams says. "I've ...

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 ...