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Critter Love

Edmonton fire department rescues dog floating on ice in frigid North Saskatchewan River

Critter Crimes

Why are dolphins trying to kill baby manatees? Scientists don’t have the answer

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Alberta Mounties always get their … beaver

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

Wednesday Zen Moment: Security video rats out rat that pulls fire alarm

September 12, 2018

This may be better than Pizza Rat. Or at least proof that rats have the sense of humour of a grade-schooler. One industrious rodent…

Anti-trafficking organization finds thriving trade of animals on Facebook

September 11, 2018

More than a thousand listings of live animals have been found in Thailand alone via Facebook according to a wildlife trafficking watchdog. In monitoring…

Photogenic smiling seal who charmed onlookers dies

September 10, 2018

A young harp seal who so charmed spectators that people came up to pet the critter has died just days after a photograph of…

Gone, gone, gone: Blue parrot from the movie “Rio” officially extinct in the wild

September 10, 2018

A Spix Macaw named Blu destined to help save the species, at least in the animated film Rio, is now extinct in the wild….

Burberry gives up fur, stops destroying unused products

September 8, 2018

Burberry was burned when it was recently revealed it was torching millions of dollars in unsold goods to prevent the “wrong people” from ending…

Fish Friday: Tiny wet suits of neoprene help rare sea dragons stay afloat

September 7, 2018

Leafy Sea dragons are a rare, delicate species who can die of exhaustion if they develop a condition that keeps them from staying buoyant….

Too close for comfort? Lions romp around with tourists at safari park in Crimea

September 6, 2018

Taigan Safari Park allows tourists to get up close to its lions. Really close up. The facility in Crimea has posted a series of…

London drug store chain criticized for selling Botox tested on animals

September 6, 2018

Superdrug , a British retailer, is coming under fire by animal rights groups over the sales of botox injections tested on animals. The drug…

Dolphin, penguins and other marine life abandoned in derelict Japanese aquarium

September 5, 2018

Inubousaki Marine Park in Chiba prefecture is a measly, downtrodden aquarium in Japan, much loathed by visitors who call the place depressing. The marine…

Healthy litter of inbred mountain lion kittens discovered in Santa Monica Mountains

September 5, 2018

They tiny. They’re healthy. And, they are awfully cute. But this litter of mountain lions also shows how difficult it is for big cats…