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Celebrity Critters

The animal of the year is….

Critter MIA

Ottawa firefighters rescue Christmas kitten trapped behind car dashboard

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Trashed Panda: Raccoon destroys Virginia liquor store before passing out drunk beside toilet

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RCMP nabs B.C. driver with illegal lap dog

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Minnesota Maine Coon cat boasts world’s longest tail at a “whooping” 1.5 feet

Limba the elephant at Bowmanville Zoo put down

December 5, 2013

Limba was one of the star attractions at Bowmanville Zoo, just east of Toronto and the oldest elephant in Canada. The Asian elephant made…

Man sentenced to five months in jail for killing grizzly, cub

December 5, 2013

An Edmonton man who kept trophies of his poaching in his garage will spend five months in jail and pay $10,000 in fines for…

Last-ditch bid to save greater sage-grouse from extinction

December 4, 2013

The Canadian government issued an unprecedented emergency protection order to save the greater sage-grouse, which is teetering on the edge of extinction. But the…

Florida nixes python hunt

December 3, 2013

Earlier this year, 1,600 python hunters were part of the great Florida python challenge. The grand prize winner took home $1,500 for capturing the…

Bird steals camera proving birds are crappy videographers

December 2, 2013

Wildlife rangers in Australia set up a motion-sensor camera along a river last spring with an eye to capturing crocodiles. Instead, an eagle swooped…

Scared of spiders? It could be in your genes

December 2, 2013

Could your reaction to spiders be related to your ancestors’ fear of them? This is pretty fascinating research. Our experiences are built up over…

A TV critic’s take on watching Animal Planet

December 2, 2013

Slate’s TV critic Willa Paskin spent the weekend watching hours of Animal Planet. Here’s her review after perusing tons of videos about fluffy puppies, a…

Malnourished horses rescued near Kamloops

November 29, 2013

Four different owners are under investigation by SPCA after 11 emaciated horses were found in Kamloops, known around here as horse country. These poor…

Missing rabbit found, but ear mutilated

November 28, 2013

A rescue rabbit, which vanished from a British Columbia sanctuary along with a number of other bunnies, was found, but somebody tried to lop…

Patron saint (Bernard) of stray cats

November 27, 2013

The St. Bernard may have been bred as a mountain rescue dog, but for 9-year-old Yankee, the need to nurture has found an unexpected…