Iowa lawmakers have sunk a bill that would prohibit Iowans from petting sharks — but it's possible it could resurface. Rep. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen, R-Greenfield, introduced the bill in response to a ...

A bill that would make it a crime to let people pet sharks has been tabled in the Iowa Legislature. The bill was in response after a small shark bit an employee at a for-profit zoo in West Des Moines, ...

They say dogs are man’s best friend, but Jim Abernethy prefers to spend his time petting sharks. Abernethy, a shark expert, has been swimming with sharks since his childhood and now can actually pet ...