Smuggling scheme foiled: Officials save baby turtles crammed in envelope

October 22, 2014

People try to smuggle the usual things into Canada. Drugs, guns, jewels, illegal workers. But Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seems to be dealing with…

Remember the orphaned baby rhino Gertjie? He has a new BFF, a little lamb

October 22, 2014

Last June, Critter Files told our readers labout how Gertjie was so grief-stricken after his mother’s death that he couldn’t sleep alone. That sparked a…

Celebrities take on the horrific dog meat trade

October 22, 2014

Celebrities are stepping up to fight the illegal dog meat trade in Thailand. The Soi Dog Foundation, a non-profit charity, has released a new…

Japan’s annual dolphin slaughter resumes in Taiji

October 21, 2014

The controversial dolphin hunt resumed today in Taiji, Japan. After 17 days so-called Blue Cove days, Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians reported the slaughter of…

Bear meets researcher’s Go Pro, bear eats researcher’s Go Pro

October 20, 2014

On a remote logging road in British Columbia, a bridge runs over a salmon run. And sometimes on that bridge, bears meander across. From…

Body of dead bear cub found in NYC’s Central Park

October 15, 2014

Florence Slatkin and her friend were walking through Central Park in NYC as they always do every morning with their dogs when they spotted…

George Takei angers animal rights activists over cartoon

October 13, 2014

Sorry folks, we’re siding with Sulu on this one. George Takei posted this cartoon on his Facebook page recently showing a cow holding up a…

UPDATE: Spanish health authorities euthanize Excalibur, the dog owned by Ebola-stricken nurse

October 8, 2014

Spanish health officials went into the home of a Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola after caring for two patients with the virus and destroyed…

Canines rally to save Excalibur, dog of Spanish nurse with Ebola #SalvemosAExcalibur

October 8, 2014

A worldwide effort is being mounted to save Excalibur, the dog who may have been infected with the deadly Ebola virus after its owner…

1,000 chickens beaten to death with golf clubs after intruders break into Foster Farms

October 6, 2014

Four young men have now been arrested after what police say was the psychotic and sick killing of chickens at the Fresno-based Foster Farms…