Celebrity Critters

This is a happy Molly the dog post

December 13, 2013

Came across this Molly the dog story while researching the sad story about Molly the emaciated dog. This one makes us happy to see…

Rock stars vs SeaWorld

December 12, 2013

Rocker Joan Jett is the latest celebrity to throw cold water on SeaWorld. Jett has asked the marine mammal entertainment centre and water park…

It’s the one year anniversary of the Ikea monkey

December 11, 2013

As soon as Darwin showed up at Toronto-area Ikea outlet clad in a shearling coat, it was obvious that the tiny monkey was in…

Limba the elephant at Bowmanville Zoo put down

December 5, 2013

Limba was one of the star attractions at Bowmanville Zoo, just east of Toronto and the oldest elephant in Canada. The Asian elephant made…

A TV critic’s take on watching Animal Planet

December 2, 2013

Slate’s TV critic Willa Paskin spent the weekend watching hours of Animal Planet. Here’s her review after perusing tons of videos about fluffy puppies, a…

Bear #122 is quickly becoming Banff’s most famous bear

November 26, 2013

Bear #122 is treating the crown jewel in Canada’s national park system as a personal buffet. The dominant male grizzly in Banff National Park…

Puppy looks like Hitler

November 25, 2013

Remember the house in Wales that looked like Hitler? And there’s even a whole site devoted to cats who look like the evil man….

A pug for all the wrong reasons

November 24, 2013

Mr. Darcy, as he is called by owner Julia Ashton, has a designer wardrobe and at Christmas will get his own hand-knitted sweater. Not…

Chihuahuas get VIP treatment

November 17, 2013

Apparently California is the land of the Chihuahuas and there is a need for them, lil dogs, to go east or risk being over-represented…

Large “wild” animals make strange bedfellows

November 13, 2013

A recent story in Maclean’s magazine reminded us of Bailey, the pet bison from Spruce Grove, Alta. Bailey, of course, has become a bit…