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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

Celebrity Critters

Stanley the cat makes appearance in official portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Speeder blames zippy elk for going 160 km/h on B.C. highway

Uncategorized

Sheep on the lam in supermarket break-in

Magpie mimics emergency sirens amid Australian bushfires

January 2, 2020

Call it a sad testament to the bushfire reality facing people — and critters — in Australia. The Copacabana Rural Fire Brigade posted a video…

Infamous New Year’s Eve “Possum Drop” nixed after North Carolina town bows to animal rights activists

December 31, 2019

Just 1,800 people live in Andrews, but the North Carolina town has captured the attention of animal rights activists worldwide. And now, the community’s…

Baby Yoda lookalike cat up for adoption — and adorable, she is

December 30, 2019

Baby Yoda has captured hearts all over the universe, and now, the little green alien has a cute little doppelgänger competing for the internet’s…

Opossum Impossible: JetBlue denies passenger return flight with his pet possum

December 27, 2019

Traveler Gerald Tautenhahn thought he had everything above board when he boarded a plane with his pet opossum Zatara for a journey from LAX…

Starving horse spends first Christmas with loving family

December 26, 2019

Dakota was 400 pounds underweight. The 19-year-old horse was also being kept in a small pen. The animal’s hooves weren’t tended to. And, neither…

Santa comes early to Cincinnati Zoo gifting light sabres so the force can be with critters

December 24, 2019

Santa put the Cincinnati Zoo’s newest animals on the nice lift and delivered special gifts early this Christmas. “Lucille the bearcat, red pandas Audra…

Firefighter, koala stop to watch raging Australian bushfire

December 23, 2019

Sometimes all you can do is pause. That moment was captured by the Eden Hills County Fire Service in Australia over the weekend. As…

Hoo’s there? Just a tiny owl hiding in a Georgia family’s Christmas tree

December 22, 2019

Christmas trees don’t usually come decorated, but one Georgia family found one very special ornament in theirs. “No joke, we just found a LIVE…

Kittens left abandoned in motorhome for five weeks with no food or water

December 21, 2019

The SPCA in B.C. have found three cats abandoned in a motorhome. The three cats, shivering, starving and alone were left in the home….

Electric eel lights up Christmas tree at Tennessee Aquarium

December 18, 2019

Miguel Wattson is charging up the Christmas spirit. Miguel, of course, is an electric eel housed at the Tennessee Aquarium, who is positively merry….