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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

Meet some tiny survivors of the bear bile trafficking trade

March 25, 2015

Layla and Sassy are two incredibly lucky sun bears. They were poached as cubs and doomed to spend decades in cages only to be…

National Puppy Day and celebrities show off their puppies on Instagram

March 24, 2015

Forget the cheesy messages from some celebs and the obnoxious photo from Justin Bieber with his new dog Ester. (Hello, Justin…what happened to little…

Horse and alpaca with “very strong bond” seek new home

March 24, 2015

Lexi and George are best friends. Lexi is a nine-year-old Belgian/Clydesdale cross mare. George is an adult male alpaca. They are homeless and looking for someone to…

Canadian woman’s sealskin purse confiscated by U.S. customs

March 23, 2015

Nora FitzGerald is a proud resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s eastern most province. A province with a long – and proud – history…

Animal welfare activists accuse coat-maker Canada Goose of cruelty to animals

March 23, 2015

An animal welfare group is taking on Canada Goose, maker of the seemingly everywhere fur-trimmed parkas. Animal Justice Canada Legislative Fund is accusing the Canadian manufacturer…

In Alberta, grizzly cams, in Vancouver they’ve got heron cams

March 23, 2015

Springtime means critters are out and about. In Alberta, cameras have captured the first grizzly bear sighting in Banff. Vancouver’s Park Board, the…

Notorious poaching vessel Kunlun wanted for fishing Chilean sea bass detained in Thailand

March 22, 2015

Maritime police have detained the blacklisted fishing vessel Kunlun off the resort island of Phuket in Thailand. Kunlun is a 625-ton ship suspected of…

Pangolin scale smuggling operation intercepted in Hong Kong

March 21, 2015

About 2,000 kilograms of pangolin scales worth an estimated $10-million have been seized by Hong Kong Customs, according to the government. The scaly and shy, but…

Ethiopia burns massive stockpile of ivory signals zero tolerance on elephant poaching

March 21, 2015

The war on poaching continues as another African nation burned a giant stockpile of ivory. Gulele Botanical Garden in Ethiopia was host to pyre of…

57 dogs, puppies saved from dog meat farm in South Korea

March 21, 2015

Once again, Humane Society International has stepped in to save dozens of dogs living in squalor from a future on the supper table. The animal…