News; North East News; Experts warn meerkats not suitable as pets KEEPING meerkats is simples, no? The nation has gone bonkers for meerkats after a computer generated version of one of them hit ...

Meerkat misery: Thanks to that TV ad, they're now a must-have pet... but behind the cute image lies shocking cruelty. By LAURA POWELL Updated: 18:10 EDT, 26 May 2010 ...

STAFF at an Essex zoo have urged people not to consider meerkats as pets after the popularity of a recent television commercial. Roddy Ashworth STAFF at an Essex zoo have urged people not to ...

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Meerkat pups are settling in and starting to “show a bit of character” in their home at a safari park. The four pups were ...

"Meerkats are a highly regulated species and are not available as pets in the United States. Captive-bred populations exist in Japan and parts of the United Kingdom.

Meerkats are currently legal to own in the Netherlands, but a law scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, will create a list of approved exotic pets, which do not include meerkats.