Is a pet shop a place where one indulges in petting?
That goes for petting as much as for more unacceptable forms of behaviour.
Close contact with the animals is often encouraged, such as petting and feeding animals.
At initial visits of these petting zoos, apparently fresh droppings were collected in the paddocks and pens and occasionally samples of animal drinking water and feed.
The petting zoo voluntarily closed temporarily to prevent further cases of infection.
Petting zoo visits are popular leisure activities and also have become an important feature of education for young children.
This is possibly because there is more anxiety and fear associated with intercourse than there is with petting.
A 21month-old boy became ill 5 days after a visit to the petting zoo.
