Critter Crimes

Bill to ban puppy mills and reckless sale of dogs now law in Ontario

June 6, 2024

A new law designed to crack down on unethical dog breeders passed royal assent in Ontario Thursday, giving the province new power to stamp…

“Bird bandit” of Virginia finally arrested for strong-armed robbery

November 9, 2023

Virginia’s so-called “bird bandit,” who was captured on video toting three parrots shortly after a man was robbed at knifepoint, has now been arrested…

Dik-dik tangled in snare saved by anti-poaching squad on patrol in Kenya

August 27, 2023

When most people think of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, they imagine baby elephants being rescued and rehabilitated. But the Kenyan-based animal welfare organization also…

Ban on kite-flying metal threads from China not stopping bird injuries

August 14, 2023

Three people have been accused of selling banned kite string after 201 rolls were seized of the nylon and metal-based material in Delhi. During…

Impaired driver with baby raccoon riding shotgun nabbed by OPP

July 12, 2023

Some eagle eyes helped get an impaired driver off the road in cottage country and a baby raccoon to safety. The Ontario Provincial Police…

Teeny, tiny dog named Little Bit stolen during home invasion in Surrey, B.C.

July 11, 2023

It’s been more than two weeks and there’s still no trace of Little Bit. RCMP in British Columbia have now put out an APB…

Still no sign of baby donkey stolen from UK farm leaving mother braying in desperation

May 21, 2023

A week after baby Moon was stolen from Miller’s Ark farm in Hampshire, UK, there is still no sign of the donkey foal. The…

Captive wild alligator abandoned in Brooklyn lake dies despite efforts of Bronx Zoo to save it

April 30, 2023

An American alligator dumped in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in near freezing temperatures has died from a myriad of serious health problems, including a bathtub…

Four chimpanzees confined indoors at roadside zoo in Ohio now safe at Florida sanctuary

April 22, 2023

April, Anna, Lucy and Cash knew nothing but being trapped indoors at a roadside zoo run by a convicted fraudster in Ohio, but now…

Baby fox wearing dog harness found wandering around Toronto suburb

April 16, 2023

A fox kit fitted with a dog harness and discovered walking through a residential neighbourhood in a Toronto suburb is now in the care…