Two people let Molly almost starve to death December 13, 2013 The pictures you see are horrific. Us media folks don’t normally get outraged over too much. It’s not that we’re a cynical bunch, but… Continue Reading
Can critters be friends with other species of critters? December 12, 2013 Here at CritterFiles we love posting videos and posts about critter love. Like this pic of a dog holding on to the leash of… Continue Reading
Poison mice dropped from sky December 12, 2013 Mice stuffed pain killers were dropped from the sky in tiny parachutes over Guam last week. (That is as close to a World War… Continue Reading
Rock stars vs SeaWorld December 12, 2013 Rocker Joan Jett is the latest celebrity to throw cold water on SeaWorld. Jett has asked the marine mammal entertainment centre and water park… Continue Reading
The dead polar bear and the cabinet minister: “Enjoy!!” December 6, 2013 Canada’s Environment Minister shows us once again how tweeting can get you into trouble. Leona Aglukkaq retweeted a picture of a dead polar bear,… Continue Reading
Walter the shot sea otter recovering December 5, 2013 Seven weeks after being found in grave condition suffering from gunshot wounds, Walter the sea otter is recovering. That’s the good news. The bad… Continue Reading
Man sentenced to five months in jail for killing grizzly, cub December 5, 2013 An Edmonton man who kept trophies of his poaching in his garage will spend five months in jail and pay $10,000 in fines for… Continue Reading
Florida nixes python hunt December 3, 2013 Earlier this year, 1,600 python hunters were part of the great Florida python challenge. The grand prize winner took home $1,500 for capturing the… Continue Reading
Pitbull stabbed by pug owner November 24, 2013 This was a pretty horrific story: two dogs, two owners, and a deadly encounter at Vancouver’s Kits Beach. The pug was off-leash and came… Continue Reading
Hey humans: quit hugging shark November 24, 2013 In another reason to note that humans sometimes–often–do silly (ok, stupid) things with critters, here is the latest trend according to Slate: shark hugs…. Continue Reading