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Critter Love

Edmonton fire department rescues dog floating on ice in frigid North Saskatchewan River

Critter Crimes

Why are dolphins trying to kill baby manatees? Scientists don’t have the answer

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Alberta Mounties always get their … beaver

Critter Crimes

California man convicted of animal cruelty after capturing hawk and feeding it alcohol

Critter Love

Confused and disoriented raccoon covered in ice found wandering in field

President Obama signs law to make bison U.S. national mammal

May 10, 2016

The bald eagle no longer the sole, reigning king of the critter kingdom. The bison is now the national mammal in the United States…

Bored and lonely dogs, cats and goldfish. What’s the ethics of keeping pets?

May 10, 2016

https://jessicapierce.net/ A new book by ethicist Jessica Pierce, released over the weekend, explores the morally ambiguous problem of keeping pets. In a Sunday op-ed…

Unofficial San Jose Sharks mascot Jo Paw-velski gets two minutes for looking so cute

May 9, 2016

Jo Paw-velski better rub some more of her black magic on the Sharks. You’ll remember Jo, the little black kitty that made a dash…

Evacuees fleeing Fort McMurray fires allowed to bring their pets on Air Canada, WestJet, Canadian North flights

May 9, 2016

Kudos to the airlines who service Fort McMurray which has been under siege after wildfires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their…

Meatless Monday: Disturbing graphic shows the pain of sheep, ducks and geese to keep us warm

May 9, 2016

It’s summer here in North America but Down Under, they’re preparing for the winter months and Animals Australia has come up with a timely,…

Quebec Aquarium walrus has first Canadian baby born in captivity

May 9, 2016

It’s a walrus! The Aquarium of Quebec announced Sunday via Facebook that it’s walrus Araliaq has given birth. It’s a rare event as this…

Exodus of animals begins from Fort McMurray’s wildfires

May 7, 2016

The images are both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Dogs, cats, snakes, horses, hedgehogs and every other critter imaginable lost, found and fate unknown in the…

Adorable baby beaver stops commuters at Metro in Washington, D.C.

May 6, 2016

It may have been just another day on the way to work for this busy beaver, but for commuters in Washington, D.C. the tiny…

Duchess of Cornwall shown how to use dog hair to weave yarn (Queen’s corgi hides under royal couch)

May 6, 2016

During the Second World War, dog fur was used to create clothing at a time of rationing and some seniors in the United Kingdom…

Weasel shuts down Hadron Collider, world’s most powerful particle collider

May 4, 2016

The Hadron Collider was shut down this week after a weasel snuck into the world’s most powerful atom smasher and chewed through some wires….