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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

Lucy the Emu found after being on the lam

March 21, 2014

Here’s an update with a happy ending: Lucy the emu who went missing has been tracked down and returned to his owner. Lucy, a…

Spring’s here? Bears as confused as people

March 21, 2014

It may not feel like spring in Western Canada, but bears eager for warming days are now emerging from their dens. The first grizzly…

Arson puppies from Prince & Princess Pet Shop to be raffled off

March 19, 2014

The plight of 27 puppies and dogs who almost became victims of an arson attempt at the Prince and Princess Pet Shop in Las…

This escape cat can’t be caged

March 19, 2014

Thumbs. Who needs thumbs? Certainly not Chamallow (or Marshmallow) who has become dubbed “the cat king of escape” for making easy work of lock…

Knit sweaters for penguins! Wait, too many sweaters! But keep knitting sweaters!

March 19, 2014

The Penguin Foundation in Australia might have too much of a good thing on its hands. The organization, which supports conservation projects on Phillip Island,…

Where herrings thrive in Vancouver so do dolphins and orcas

March 18, 2014

False Creek is one of the most polluted waterways in British Columbia. It’s no wonder. For more than a century, the inner harbour in…

49s head coach Jim Harbaugh goes head-to-head with a walrus

March 18, 2014

Siku may not be a Super Bowl champ, but she’s definitely up to National Football League standards. The female walrus had no problem keeping…

Bananas infested with hundreds of spiders

March 18, 2014

A British family purchased a bunch of bananas. What they got in addition to their fruit was hundreds of creepy crawlies. It was shocked…

Furjazzling dogs with hair extensions and birthday parties

March 18, 2014

Give your pet pedicures (peticures?), muttinis and hair extensions? Seems like a bit too much but one woman in the UK freely admits to…

This is what happens when you nanny-cam your pets

March 17, 2014

The owners of this dog – and cat – installed a camera to see what their critters get up to when the humans are…