Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Two people let Molly almost starve to death

December 13, 2013

The pictures you see are horrific. Us media folks don’t normally get outraged over too much. It’s not that we’re a cynical bunch, but…

Can critters be friends with other species of critters?

December 12, 2013

Here at CritterFiles we love posting videos and posts about critter love. Like this pic of a dog holding on to the leash of…

Poison mice dropped from sky

December 12, 2013

Mice stuffed pain killers were dropped from the sky in tiny parachutes over Guam last week. (That is as close to a World War…

Rock stars vs SeaWorld

December 12, 2013

Rocker Joan Jett is the latest celebrity to throw cold water on SeaWorld. Jett has asked the marine mammal entertainment centre and water park…

The dead polar bear and the cabinet minister: “Enjoy!!”

December 6, 2013

Canada’s Environment Minister shows us once again how tweeting can get you into trouble. Leona Aglukkaq retweeted a picture of a dead polar bear,…

Walter the shot sea otter recovering

December 5, 2013

Seven weeks after being found in grave condition suffering from gunshot wounds, Walter the sea otter is recovering. That’s the good news. The bad…

Man sentenced to five months in jail for killing grizzly, cub

December 5, 2013

An Edmonton man who kept trophies of his poaching in his garage will spend five months in jail and pay $10,000 in fines for…

Florida nixes python hunt

December 3, 2013

Earlier this year, 1,600 python hunters were part of the great Florida python challenge. The grand prize winner took home $1,500 for capturing the…

Pitbull stabbed by pug owner

November 24, 2013

This was a pretty horrific story: two dogs, two owners, and a deadly encounter at Vancouver’s Kits Beach. The pug was off-leash and came…

Hey humans: quit hugging shark

November 24, 2013

In another reason to note that humans sometimes–often–do silly (ok, stupid) things with critters, here is the latest trend according to Slate: shark hugs….