Critters vs Humans vs Critters

“F***k it, I’ve got to try and get this thing off my leg.”

February 6, 2014

In January, a New Zealand doctor colourfully recounted his tangle with a shark. James Grant, 24, was spearfishing off the country’s South Island when…

Killer whales hunt and attack dolphins on B.C.’s west coast

February 5, 2014

Passengers on board a B.C. Ferries took some remarkable footage recently after witnessing killer whales swimming around some dolphins. The Queen of Oak Bay…

Snowy owl stopped traffic and the presses

February 3, 2014

A snowy owl that had wandered out of its natural environment and into downtown Washington D.C. is recovering in a rehabilitation centre after being…

Woman arrested for feeding dog food to bears

February 3, 2014

Retired schoolteacher Mary Musselman loves critters. A little too much for authorities in Florida. They handcuffed and arrested Ms. Musselman for continuing to feed…

Hunters slaughter fox in front of children

January 31, 2014

Here at Critter Files, we never like seeing animals slaughtered for human entertainment. It’s sickening and inhumane. So this pictures from the League Against…

Stray dogs rounded up, killed ahead of Sochi Olympics

January 31, 2014

Stray dogs have never had it easy in Russia or former Soviet Union. Poor little Laika (pictured below) was one of strays scooped up…

Big Pharma shunning chimpanzee-based research; Merck the latest

January 31, 2014

About two dozen pharmaceutical companies and labs have now pledged to stop doing tests and research on chimpanzees. Merck & Co, Inc. becomes the latest company…

Scottish couple has close encounter with bear at their front door

January 30, 2014

A bear! It’s a bear Irene! Bob McKeown, from Scotland, didn’t anticipate seeing a bear in front of his California vacation home in Pasadena….

Feral pigs go wild … in Tasmania

January 30, 2014

The headline alone is an attention grabber: “Flinders Island farmers face feral pig peril,” ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday highlighting a resurgence of an…

Governments step up biosecurity efforts as deadly pig virus hits Canadian farms

January 29, 2014

The governments of Canada and Ontario are now pumping millions of dollars into biosecurity programs to halt a deadly pig virus that is threatening to spread…