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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

Small fines for bighorn sheep poachers in Alberta

October 25, 2015

Five men have been fined a total of $24,500 for killing and abandoning four bighorn sheep in northern Alberta, the province has announced. The…

Cute alert: Healthy female giraffe calf born at the Calgary Zoo

October 23, 2015

Yes, it was a long drop, but a newborn female giraffe calf quickly shook it off and took her first unsteady steps this week…

Miley Cyrus releases pics of shrine to dead dog Floyd

October 23, 2015

In 2014, Miley Cyrus’ favourite dog Floyd died. Her grief was palpable. In one tweet to her followers, Cyrus said she was so grief-stricken…

Turns out man’s best friend originally came from Asia 15,000 years ago

October 22, 2015

We know dogs are descended from grey wolves. Humans domesticated them at least 15,000 years ago. But where exactly the world’s first domesticated species…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Rescue dog takes a leap, swims with dolphins

October 21, 2015

Sandy, a rescue dog, had only been on a boat twice. But she loved swimming and had never, ever seen a dolphin before. So…

Wild bear goes loose in Russian shopping mall

October 21, 2015

Critter Files is siding with the bear on this one. A wild bear that wandered into a local shopping mall in Khabarovsk, Russia was…

Bradley Cooper does impression of Clint Eastwood feeding squirrels

October 20, 2015

For those who love celebrity news and critter news, this story is an awesome intersection of both. Bradley Cooper in a recent visit to…

Kitten rescued from Nova Scotia church demolition

October 20, 2015

Digger is one plucky, and lucky, little kitten. Last week, workers in Nova Scotia were knocking down an old church in Doctors Cove when…

Meatless Monday: Animal cruelty bust for illegal horse meat selling in Florida near world famous equestrian site

October 19, 2015

One of the largest animal cruelty bust in U.S. history forced the closure in Florida of a slaughterhouse and unlawfall selling of horse meat…

Cat hoping to become prime minister offers last minute advice to Canadian voters

October 18, 2015

Monday is election day in Canada, and the country’s only cat running for office is reminding people to get to the polls. Earl Grey hasn’t…