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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

Four bears caged for decades in Japan find freedom in the UK

August 24, 2018

For 17 years, Kai and Riku saw each other daily, but were never able to properly meet. The bears lived in small cages with…

Fish Friday: Shrimp heal injured fish, new study finds

August 24, 2018

Scientists at James Cook University in Australia scientists have discovered that shrimp help heal injured fish. PhD student David Vaughan on a project led…

Nabisco’s Animal Crackers are uncaged after PETA protests

August 24, 2018

For more than a century, Nabisco’s Barnum’s Animals crackers have been sold in boxes that depict lions, gorillas, elephants, and other animals caged in…

UPDATE: Man who harassed bison gets jail time

August 23, 2018

A 55-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to more than two months in jail after pleading guilty to misconduct in two national parks including…

Sloth celebrates her first big year and parties on at National Aviary

August 23, 2018

How does a sloth celebrate a birthday? Very slowly — and with cake, of course. Vivien, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth residing at the National…

Whales put on show for tourists in Alaska but it could have been a disaster

August 22, 2018

When the animal world, in all its splendour and uncaged is unleashed close to humans, it is a spectacular sight to see. It’s also…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Toy poodle and baby girl are BFFs and nap buddies

August 22, 2018

You are feeling very sleepy. At least you will after watching any of Mie Sueyoshi’s posts in Instagram featuring one very beautiful baby girl…

When goats stall New York’s subway system, Jon Stewart jumps to the rescue

August 21, 2018

New Yorkers are blessed with the best commuting stories. Like this past manic Monday when two goats clamoured on the tracks of the New…

Horse name Justice sues former owner for neglect in groundbreaking case

August 21, 2018

In a first of its kind court case, a horse in Oregon that had been surrendered for rescue by his owner, is now suing…

Puppies rescued during the BC wildfires weren’t really lost, owner says

August 21, 2018

A group of five adorable puppies certainly appeared lost. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said one of its attack crews was working on a…