Can a zebra be a house pet?

Two zebras escaped from their owner's home near Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday and tore through the city streets until police corralled them. read more

You can’t make a zebra into a house pet. Or into any sort of reasonable pet. Nor can you train it to ride (their backs are not strong enough, and if they are unhappy, they may not only buck you off, but attack you). read more

Would-be zebra ranchers must also have their facility approved and let a veterinarian examine their flock biannually. If you can't wait to buy a zebra, move to West Virginia or Wisconsin. These states have few restrictions on exotic-pet ownership, and you don't need permission from the local governments to start a zebra farm. read more