Thursday Throw Down: Iranian vet Dr Mohebi seeks political office to be a voice for pets

May 18, 2017

Imagine living in a country where the simple act of walking your dog could have fatal consequences. For humans, if authorities catch you in…

Wednesday Zen Moment: A different animal shelter in India with dogs, cats, buffalo, cows, donkeys, horses and even a parrot

May 17, 2017

An animal shelter in India has rescued animals from all over the country in distress. All Creatures Great And Small, a non-profit organization, is…

Of Mice and Overdose: a Vancouver problem takes it toll on a tiny critter

May 16, 2017

A few weeks ago, Critterfiles reported the tweet sent out by a Vancouver police sergeant who saw drug needles being used by pigeons as…

Thursday Throw Down: India’s stray dogs versus vigilantes

May 11, 2017

We like the measured approach taken by this piece. Stray dogs in India have been accused of killing more people than terrorists and there are…

Facebook’s Director of Engineering finds abandoned baby coyotes in his backyard so of course he posts on FB

May 11, 2017

Chuck Rossi of San Jose in Silicon Valley, has been watching a coyote mom and her herd of pups that had settled into his…

New Zealand police newest deputy is a guinea pig name Elliot

May 9, 2017

Not everyone pays attention to the police until they absolutely have to pay attention. So to reinforce their messaging, NZ Police have brought in…

Meatless Monday: Colorado State U activists protest meatpacking company funding food centre

May 8, 2017

Activists are petitioning Colorado State University to turn down millions in donations received from a meatpacking company to fund a food innovation centre on…

Birds make nest out of needles in Vancouver’s drug-plagued Downtown Eastsidei

May 5, 2017

Vancouver police superintendent Michelle Davey posted this picture on her twitter account @VPDSuperDavey as an example of the dire conditions in the city’s Downtown…

Thursday Throw Down: Male cuttlefish fight over female in dramatic battle captured on video

May 4, 2017

A chance observation by two graduate students diving off the Aegean Sea in Turkey turned into a dramatic video of theatre and violence between…

Heartbreaking video of carriage horse in Charleston collapsing on street draws outrage

April 28, 2017

A petition calling on a ban to horse-drawn carriage rides in Charleston has spurred a huge reaction after a video showing a horse name…