First human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox reported

Critter Crimes

New Zealand banning live animal exports after storms sank a livestock ship.

Critter Crimes

RCMP announce one of the largest deployments of new K9 cops in the Lower Mainland

Critter Love

Emotional support alligator Wally becomes famous

Critter Love

The internet is Turning Red … on International Red Panda Day

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RIP Charlie: Canada’s most famous, or at least most politically connected, chinchilla dies

First human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox reported

August 18, 2022

The World Health Organization called Wednesday for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of…

“Malicious intent” suspected after wolves escape from Greater Vancouver Zoo

August 16, 2022

A pack of captive wolves was briefly roaming around Aldergrove, B.C. Tuesday morning after officials say they were illegally set free from the Greater…

Freya, the walrus who became an attraction, then a disruption, killed by officials

August 14, 2022

A 1,300-pound walrus who had become a threat to human safety after squatting for weeks off the coast of Oslo hanging around piers and…

Rare orange lobsters saved from becoming dinner at two Red Lobster restaurants

August 11, 2022

It seems lightning — or at least orange lobsters — can strike twice at Red Lobster restaurants. This summer, the restaurant giant saved not…

Rescue staff in UK show up over reports of a stray toad, discover it’s a bearded dragon

August 10, 2022

Animal rescue staff with the SPCA in Guernsey responded to an emergency call of an unexpected animal near a car park. When they arrived…

Wild monkey in Japan tried to drag toddler out of house, attacked 10, now being hunted

July 22, 2022

Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight. The attacks began on 8 July…

Mystery white whale found dead is not well-known albino humpback Migaloo, officials report

July 18, 2022

A white whale that washed up on a Victorian beach in Australia is not the well-known albino humpback Migaloo, according to the state’s environment…

4,000 beagles from breeding facility released for adoption

July 13, 2022

The first of some 4000 beagles that will be up for adoption from the Envigo breeding facility in Cumberland County will be released starting…

Deer does not move for lawn mower

July 4, 2022

Tiktok user Braylee Hird recently posted the most Canadian landscaping video. In it a deer can be seen plopped down on a lush lawn…

Second person in three days gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

July 3, 2022

A 71-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was charged and attacked by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park after she “inadvertently approached” the wild animal….