Comfort animals on flights: Is it going too far?

October 7, 2015

It’s one thing to have trained therapy dogs at airports helping anxious travellers release some anxiety before boarding flights. But increasingly, people are relying on…

Animal rights group endorses 8 candidates in Canadian federal election

October 6, 2015

UPDATE Oct. 20 Humane Voters Canada congratulated the seven successful candidates it endorsed in Canada federal election. The winners – Don Davies, Fin Donnelly, Nathaniel…

Abused, neglected puppies in Kentucky have a long road to recovery

October 6, 2015

Just as you wonder how people can be so cruel, you’re reminded about the kindness of others. These two severely neglected puppies arrived at the…

Meatless Monday: Indian man killed after mob suspected him of eating beef

October 5, 2015

A horrific lynching of a man accused by a mob of killing a cow is shining international attention on what is now a political…

Bangor cop’s selfie with dog in back of cop car goes viral

October 2, 2015

If you’ve got a few hours to spare, check out the Bangor Police Facebook site and be thoroughly entertained. Whoever writes their FB posts…

Pro Tip: Don’t ride a sea turtle or you’ll be thrown in jail

September 29, 2015

Police in Florida have now arrested a woman for allegedly abusing sea turtles earlier this summer. In July, images of two women sitting on, or…

David Cameron’s private part, the dead pig and the story that won’t die

September 24, 2015

Call us squeamish, but this story that has been circulated and danced around by other media outlets have us here at Critter Files just…

Disturbing photograph of thin polar bear raises alarm over climate change in Arctic

September 22, 2015

This photograph taken by Kerstin Langeberger and posted on her Facebook page is unbearably sad. Here’s what she said about this photograph she took: For…

Bear bile farming nearing extinction in Vietnam

September 22, 2015

Vietnam’s Traditional Medicine Association has now pledged to end use of bear bile in its practices by the year 2020. That’s even though bear…

Miley Cyrus makes secret weekend visit to British Columbia to urge saving wolves

September 21, 2015

UPDATE: Pop superstar Miley Cyrus made a low-key visit to British Columbia this weekend with her brother Braison Cyrus to continue her push to save…