Animal tranquilizer increasingly seen in human overdose deaths April 4, 2022 A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada’s illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human… Continue Reading
Gray wolf hunting shut down in Yellowstone after record number shot February 7, 2022 Montana wildlife commissioners on Friday moved to shut down gray wolf hunting in a portion of the state around Yellowstone National Park, amid mounting… Continue Reading
Oil sands giant Syncrude fined $2.75-million deaths of great blue herons January 4, 2019 Syncrude Canada Ltd. will pay $2.75-million in federal and provincial fines for deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oil sands… Continue Reading
New Zealand sculpture of stairway to the heavens sending birds to their deaths October 30, 2018 A New Zealand sculpture of a staircase made from aluminium descending up the sky has killed at least two birds after the critters impales… Continue Reading
How zoos around the world keep animals cool during heatwaves July 5, 2018 It’s sweltering in many places around the world. In Canada, there has been deaths and as Critterfiles reported earlier, dogs are being pulled from… Continue Reading
Not even safe in zoos: hippo, crocodile and rhino killed in vicious attacks in three zoos March 8, 2017 There’s a sickening trend happening. Over the last few days, criminals have broken into three zoos in three countries for the gory purpose of… Continue Reading
Monkey deaths, subpar animal care at Harvard nets $24,036 fine December 19, 2013 Harvard Medical School must pay $24,036 (U.S.) in fines for a number of animal welfare breaches including the deaths of four monkeys used in… Continue Reading
