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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

Whiskey a Go-Go (Well, until the wayward pooch came home)

March 11, 2014

The Martin family was stymied when their beloved dog, Whiskey, vanished from their yard in Warminster, Ont. last month. What is even more bizarre:…

Triplet lion cubs meet their dad at the Oregon Zoo

March 11, 2014

When a trio of lion cubs met their father for the first time at the Oregon Zoo, they weren’t shy about demonstrating their affection. They…

Horsemeat for human consumption: yay or neigh

March 10, 2014

Horsemeat is regularly consumed in Europe and in Asia. But here in North America, there’s still a squeamishness about equine consumption. Now an NDP…

Brown bears flown by plane for Nicolae Ceausescu to hunt

March 10, 2014

The former Romanian Communist Party leader Nicolae Ceausescu, legend has it, was so keen on shooting brown bears that he had them transported into…

#Muttbombing uses celeb selfies to help dogs

March 8, 2014

Now these are celebrity selfies we love to see. How can Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrurs improve their selfies? Put a shelter dog in…

Blind woman’s seeing eye dog not wanted at nudist colony

March 7, 2014

Clothing is optional at the Paradis Lakes Resorts in Lutz, Florida, but seeing eye dog Laura is not, according to condo management. Blind resident…

Bird carrying cigarette blamed for London fire

March 7, 2014

Investigators have fingered a careless smoke-carrying bird as the culprit behind a fire in London. Fire investigators think a bird nicked a smouldering cigarette…

Puppies look like pandas and no dye was involved

March 6, 2014

Several puppies born in the city of Yancheng in China last month bear a striking resemblance to pandas. The puppies owner says out of…

Rockets strapped to cats were secret (and unused) weapons 500 years ago

March 6, 2014

Rocket cats seemed like a good idea at the time. A warfare manual that dates back to the 1530s includes extraordinary illustrations of jet-propelled…

Cop Jon Boyer loves cats, becomes Internet sensation

March 6, 2014

I Love Jon Boyer isn’t the Baltimore police officer’s personal Facebook page. Instead, it’s one set up by his many fans who want to…