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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

Copenhagen Zoo defends decision: Why we killed Marius, the giraffe

February 10, 2014

The Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to euthanize–aka put a bullet in the head of Marius, one of its giraffe–has caused outrage. The killing was done…

What critter made these tracks in the snow?

February 10, 2014

Our friend Kathryn Mills of Toronto posted this picture of fresh snow tracks made by a critter. We tried to guess what they were…

Operations Angry Birds busted in New York

February 9, 2014

Late-breaking news out of New York: Nine people arrested, another 70 rounded up and as many as 3,000 roosters rescued in biggest cockfighting ring…

Zoo kills giraffe, dissects it on live TV, feeds body to lions

February 9, 2014

Despite a massive worldwide plea to save the life of a young giraffe, the keepers at Copenhagen Zoo shot Marius earlier today and fed…

Giant panda puts on an Olympic-style show at the Toronto Zoo

February 9, 2014

Toronto has been twice-denied the chance to host an Olympics, but that hasn’t stopped one the city’s biggest stars from putting on a gold…

Sochi mascots and their real life critter inspirations

February 9, 2014

Straight from the mouth of V. Putin we learn why the leopard, polar bear and hare were chosen mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter…

Shark cull sparks protests in Australia

February 8, 2014

Over the last two years, six people have died in Western Australia in shark vs human encounters. That has worried the government enough that…

From our Sochi correspondent: healthy puppy in rubble

February 8, 2014

Our man on the ground reports: Healthy puppy sleeping on the warm rubble of a brand new subdivision in Sochi.

Stray dog crashes Sochi’s coming out party

February 7, 2014

The stray dogs of Sochi really are stealing the Olympic spotlight. When they aren’t being rounded up to be either killed – or saved…

Our Sochi Critter Files correspondent is reporting from Russia

February 7, 2014

We have our very own Sochi Olympics critters correspondent giving us updates from Russia. He’s actually covering the Olympics for a major broadcaster but…