Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Trembling, weeping chihuaua in high-kill animal shelter will break your heart

January 27, 2017

Carson Shelter in southern California is full of dogs waiting to be adopted and the urgency is really high right now. The high-kill shelter…

Young surfer gets photobombed by shark with a very big mouth

January 26, 2017

Young Eden Hasson was surfing at Samurai Beach in Australia when something caught his eye. At first he thought it was seaweed, but photos…

Pink Floyd’s album Animals marks 40th anniversary and new comparisons with Donald Trump

January 24, 2017

The iconic cover for Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals depicts a giant inflatable pig soaring between one of London’s most famous landmarks, the Battersea power…

Meatless Monday: Reducing calories help rhesus monkeys live long(er) and prosper

January 23, 2017

Reducing calories has benefits to longer life, at least they do in yeast cells, studies show, and now new research has found that when…

This poor sweet dog from Detroit had his nose and ears cut off by some sick jerk

January 19, 2017

Sorry, the headline of this story should be: Please someone find the asshole capable of such cruelty. The Michigan Humane Society is offering a…

Animal cruelty alleged in filming of A Dog’s Purpose; activists calling for a boycott

January 19, 2017

UPDATE: Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment have cancelled this weekend’s movie premiere. The companies issued this release late Thursday: “Because Amblin’s review into the…

Reward offered for sick abuser who bound dog’s mouth, abandoned it to starve to death

January 14, 2017

On Christmas Eve, a small dog was found abandoned on a Toronto street with his mouth bound shut with an elastic band. The apricot-coloured…

Polar bears caught on POV camera swimming, hunting, frolicking

January 14, 2017

This may well be as close up to a polar bear you’d ever want to be. The U.S. Geological Survey posted this video of…

Snow monkey tries to hump deer in rare case of interspecies mating

January 12, 2017

Interspecies mating is not the norm but it has happened. But rarely has it been spotted in such graphic detail and among such distinct…

Death of killer whale Tilikum in Blackfish doc sparks worldwide vigils against Seaworld

January 9, 2017

The death of the world’s most famous orca Tilikum, star of a documentary that drove down visits to SeaWorld, and a trained performer who…