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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

Meatless Monday: 1st vegan butcher shop in the world opens in Minneapolis

January 25, 2016

Sister and brother duo Aubry and Kale Walch have spent the last several years perfecting The Herbivorous Butcher’s, which is believed to be the…

Rare disease claims lives of cheetah sisters at Maryland Zoo

January 25, 2016

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is coping with a devastating double blow. Its pair of cheetah sisters died within days of one another after suffering…

Usually the rescuer, Saint Bernard Milo gets rescued by firefighters

January 24, 2016

For centuries, Saint Bernard dogs were used to help rescue stranded people off the Swiss Alps. Monks living in the St. Bernard Pass, an…

Blizzard. What blizzard? Giant panda and other animals frolic in snow

January 23, 2016

Many humans may hate the snow, but Blizzard 2016 is delighting critters of all sizes. Take Tian Tian, a giant panda at the Smithsonian’s…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Zen Penguins because every day is Penguin Awareness Day

January 20, 2016

Yes, it really is Penguins Awareness Day. To commemorate and to be zen about it, we encourage you to learn zen from penguins. There’s…

Rescuers save sheep stranded on Welsh mountainside

January 20, 2016

This is what happens when a barnyard sheep thinks it’s a mountain goat. After sheep was stuck for several days on the side of…

Police say hero dog leaped into action to save best friend

January 20, 2016

Call it a case of dog-saves-dog. Police in Orange, Massachusetts recently cracked a missing pooch file with the help of a real-life “Lassie.” Officials responded to a…

It pays to look like Kylo Ren if you’re a cat that needs a home

January 19, 2016

Rescue organizations have been using whatever they can do to adopt out cats and dogs. We wrote about a Brooklyn rescue shelter using celebrity names…

Anti-dolphin killing activist and film star detained in Japan

January 19, 2016

Ric O’Barry, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, has been blocked at Tokyo’s Narita international airport by immigration authorities. The American actor…

Tuesday’s Lesson from Critters: Cat tries and tries and learns to master the hammock

January 19, 2016

Timo the cat is determined to figure out this thing us humans know as the hammock. There are life lessons in Timo’s saga. New…