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California man convicted of animal cruelty after capturing hawk and feeding it alcohol

February 20, 2014

On the same day one man faced a bail hearing in a disturbing case of animal abuse that left a cat clinging to life…

February 19, 2014

This popped up on YouTube this week under the title: “Chèvres en équilibre – goats balancing on a flexible steel ribbon.” And, it is…

February 19, 2014

Proof that bureaucracy kills: A paperwork error allowed an animal shelter in Maryland to euthanize a pregnant, healthy dog a day after it was…

February 18, 2014

How is it that we at Critter Files have never heard of skijoring before? It’s a Norwegian word which roughly translates into driving by…

February 18, 2014

Feral horses pose a threat to native animals and their food supplies and the Alberta government wants them culled. Two hundred of the animals…

February 18, 2014

A quick snakebite took the life of snake-handling preacher Jamie Coots after a rattler sank its fangs into his right hand during a church…

February 17, 2014

Cars and trains hitting reindeer are a big problem in Norway. In one report last December, 24 reindeer were killed and others injured after…

February 17, 2014

Be warned, people of Smithers, B.C. There’s a grumpy pregnant moose on the loose. Resident Laryne Gamble caught the whole thing after pulling over…

February 14, 2014

Does it need to really be said? Please don’t feed polar bears at the zoo your coat and purse then run away without telling…

February 14, 2014

Captain Mark Garry might have been written off as just another fisherman with a tall tale, but when he came to shore off Costa…