Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Investigation into cougar shot, killed after wandering too close to Calgary hospital

September 22, 2014

The Alberta government has ordered a review into whether a wayward cougar should have been shot dead by wildlife officers when the animal was…

Calgary Humane Society seizes 92 rabbits, hamsters from city home

September 19, 2014

An Alberta couple has been arrested and now faces almost 200 criminal charges in connection with an animal neglect case that has the Calgary Humane…

Divers free manta ray caught in fishing line

September 16, 2014

Thomaz Monteiro and Flavia Passaglia were diving recently at Bat Islands, Costa Rica, they came across what they considered a “peaceful manta ray.” But…

Toronto Blue Jays under fire for posing with baby lion and tiger

September 16, 2014

The International Fund for Animal Welfare is slamming the Toronto Blue Jays for bringing a baby lion as well as a tiger cub into its…

Naked man bites police dog, police dog politely doesn’t bite back

September 16, 2014

In journalism, we tell our students that the ordinary isn’t newsworthy and we always use the example of dog bites man vs man bites…

Yurianne Hervis-Gonzalez, America’s most wanted animal killer, finally caught for allegedly torturing pigs

September 15, 2014

He was known as Elvin, the main butcher and pig abuser on a Miami area farm and his illegal animal slaughter operation was documented…

Elephants to be moved after rescue facility founder accidentally crushed to death

September 11, 2014

A pair of Asian elephants housed at a rescue facility in Maine will be sent to a new home in the wake of the…

Black bear cub tries to capture the flag … on a British Columbia golf course

September 10, 2014

Andi Dzilums planned to hit a few rounds. Instead, he got a front row seat to the circus as a playful bear cub took…

Raju the elephant who wept after being freed from chains now movie star

September 8, 2014

Life is getting better for Raju the elephant who was enslaved for fifty years in chains and forced to be a beggar in India….

Warning: Mutant giant spider dog isn’t real, but it is awesome

September 8, 2014

Just in case you haven’t seen Mutant Giant Spider Dog, we present it here. It’s the work of SA Wardega, an actor, director and…