Celebrity Critters

First Sniff: a puppy parody to internet hit First Kiss

March 15, 2014

Who knew dogs sniffing each other would be more popular online than in the dog park, but a pet project by a London-based agency…

Laureen Harper set to attend Just For Cats: Internet Cat Video Festival

March 15, 2014

The biggest stars of the internet are set to hit the red carpet in Toronto. YouTube celebrities Lil BUB, Grumpy Cat, keyboard cat, stalking…

Toronto Zoo’s famous polar bear cub, Humphrey, now taking visitors

March 11, 2014

If you’re in Toronto this March Break and looking for something to do, maybe visit Humphrey, the littlest darling at the Toronto Zoo. More…

#Muttbombing uses celeb selfies to help dogs

March 8, 2014

Now these are celebrity selfies we love to see. How can Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrurs improve their selfies? Put a shelter dog in…

Oscar goes to the dogs – and cats with Ellen DeGeneres

March 3, 2014

When Ellen DeGeneres wasn’t busy taking celebrity selfies and crashing Twitter while hosting the Oscars on Sunday night, she was helping wayward animal. Hollywood…

Who’s who at Ukraine’s presidential zoo

February 22, 2014

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Singer Jann Arden joins fight to save Alberta’s wild horses

February 18, 2014

Feral horses pose a threat to native animals and their food supplies and the Alberta government wants them culled. Two hundred of the animals…

Snake salvation pastor dies after getting bitten

February 18, 2014

A quick snakebite took the life of snake-handling preacher Jamie Coots after a rattler sank its fangs into his right hand during a church…

American skier Gus Kenworthy wins Sochi gold in animal rescue

February 14, 2014

U.S. freeskier Gus Kenworthy went to the Sochi Games to win an Olympic medal. He did just that – a silver in the inaugural…

Another giraffe, also named Marius, set to be killed in Denmark

February 13, 2014

Under the category of: Are you frigging kidding me? comes this story Trust the Guardian to come up with the best lede: If you…