Celebrity Critters

Critters predict the Super Bowl (and seriously, it’s too close to call)

January 31, 2015

The annual parade of critters making their Super Bowl predictions might not be very scientific, but my God, they are cute. Here’s a selection to…

New names for triple threat of cuteness at Cincinnati Zoo

January 31, 2015

A trio of female lion cubs born at the Cincinnati Zoo now have names. The triplets, formerly known as the rather boring 1, 2, and…

How do you get 200 dogs to stage an uprising?

January 31, 2015

Director Kornél Mundruczó used real dogs in his award-winning film White God to tell the story of what happens when Hagen, played by actor dog…

Greatest official astronaut portrait ever as Leland Melvin sneaks in his dogs

January 29, 2015

NASA astronaut and TV host Leland Melvin has another title: best dog dad in the galaxy. The Atlantis Space Shuttle traveler has his two dogs Jake…

Bart the cat crawls out of grave, hungry for food (and revenge?)

January 28, 2015

Bart the cat is one critter intent on staying alive after he clawed his way out of his shallow grave and meowed back to…

Slow moving beaver halts cars in West Vancouver, a truly Canadian traffic problem

January 28, 2015

West Vancouver is home to some of the wealthiest people in Canada but even if you’re driving a super duper fast and expensive car,…

Gizelle, a dying mastiff, eats fresh donuts, buttered lobsters and meets a cute guy (Lab)

January 26, 2015

When Lauren Fern Watt’s English Mastiff was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer, she was crushed. The pair had been through a lot together–college, boyfriends…

Obituary: Peg Leg the Crow, dead at 23

January 20, 2015

Peg Leg the Crow hatched in May, 1991. Peg Leg went on to a long and colourful career in the Canadian public service. The…

Sarah Palin to PETA: Chill, at least Trig didn’t eat the dog he stepped on

January 4, 2015

Lest there be any doubt: PETA and Sarah Palin are not on talking terms right now. But thankfully for us Critter Files watchers, the…

Sarah Palin’s son uses dog as a step stool; cue the vitriol

January 3, 2015

Sarah Palin may have once again put her foot in her mouth. The former U.S. vice-presidential candidate greeted the New Year by posting to…