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Donald Trump’s pussy comment has canine response

October 20, 2016

In fairness to dogs after cats panicked over Donald Trump’s comment about grabbing women, we present our favourite Donald Trump dog tweet so far….

Wednesday Zen Moment: Grizzly bear feasting blissfully on moose caught on video

October 19, 2016

You expect to see some wildlife in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. But not like this. The Canadian band, The Standstills, were driving north of Jasper National Park…

Great white shark crashes cage diver

October 18, 2016

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to see a great white shark up close from inside a dive cage, this video will make…

Meatless Monday: Cruelty free dissections uses knitting instead of scapel

October 17, 2016

Emily Stonehouse has a pretty good tagline to what she does: She isn’t a scientists, but she does play one on the Internet. Stonehouse, a…

London Zoo denies silverback gorilla who escaped smashed through windows

October 14, 2016

A male gorilla who escaped from his den at Zoological Society London Zoo created a lockdown of the area before staff tranquilized the escapee…

Survivors of fatal tiger mauling at Beijing wildlife park seek compensation

October 13, 2016

CCTV cameras captured a horrifying attack last year where a woman was mauled to death by a tiger after leaving a car at a…

Bowmanville Zoo closes down permanently after complaints about animal abuse

October 11, 2016

CritterFiles has done many stories about Bowmanville Zoo, which bills itself as the oldest zoo in North America, but has been subject recently to…

Arkansas town once again drops live turkeys from a plane, killing one on impact

October 9, 2016

As is custom in Yellville, Arkansas, live turkeys were dropped from a small plane as part of the town’s infamous Turkey Trot Festival. Six…

Animal cruelty and protection bill beaten down in Canada

October 6, 2016

Canadian legislators have shot down a comprehensive animal protection bill that was designed to close the “loop holes” that currently allow animal abusers to…

Blue Jays clip Orioles with walk-off homer to take MLB wild-card game

October 5, 2016

Toronto baseball fans can thank a man with a parrot. Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Blue…