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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

German activists launch human rights case on behalf of castrated pigs

December 17, 2019

In a legal first, animal rights activists have asked Germany’s top court to ban the practice of castrating young male pigs without anaesthetic—with the…

Montreal says: See ya later, alligator … on a city street

December 15, 2019

In case you were wondering, this is how an alligator crosses the road. Slowly and carefully in cold Montreal where Mayssam Samaha couldn’t believe…

Woman barred 20 years ago from owning animals, arrested after raid on Massachusetts property where dozens of animals were found

December 13, 2019

Police said they began investigating after a report on Monday that multiple animals were allegedly being neglected and that deceased animals had been moved…

Man rescues dog after leash gets trapped in elevator doors

December 12, 2019

One very fluffy Pomeranian is very lucky to alive after a man noticed its was on one side of the elevator and its owner…

Cougar accidentally caught in trap safely rescued and released

December 11, 2019

This is one lucky cougar. The big cat wound up “unintentionally caught in a trap” near Williams Lake, B.C. on Monday night. The cage-type…

A boa constrictor, a cockroach and a water dragon went to a seniors home

December 10, 2019

Residents at a care home in the UK had a visit this week with exotic critters brought in to introduce humans to the animals….

Conservationist attacked by own tigers and seriously injured

December 8, 2019

A California wildlife conservationist who was attacked by several of her own tigers at a fundraising event has no plans to stop what she…

Frog First: Biology classes replace dissection of the real thing with “SynFrog”

December 7, 2019

Gone are the stomach churning days of the biology class frog dissection. At least at a school in Florida, where high school students now…

Narwhal the unicorn dog finds new home — with rescue group that found him

December 5, 2019

Narwhal, the “magical fuzzy unicorn puppy,” no longer needs a home. That’s because the unique-looking rescue dog has already found one: Right at the…

Impeachment hearings against Donald Trump has the whole world mad, including Luna, the goldendoodle

December 5, 2019

It’s taken two and a half months since the impeachment hearings first began on Sept 17 and on Wednesday, the first animal reference was…