Pets and Animals
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We asked and readers responded with photos of animals they've adoptedDec 27, 2020 5:00 am - When we asked readers to share photos with us of pets they've adopted during the pandemic, we didn't expect 100 photos (and counting) to come pouring in. But that's what...
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Images: Daily Herald readers share photos of their pandemic petsDec 27, 2020 12:00 am - In a challenging year filled with fear and uncertainty, many of us found comfort in spending time with our pets. Pet adoptions were up in 2020 at many suburban rescues a...
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Where's Wellington? How DuPage woman became a chaperone to Shedd's popular penguinsDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - YouTube Westmont resident and marine biologist Corine Gilbert is one of the lucky few who get up close and personal with the famous fowl. She's among the handlers charge...
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Banfield Pet Hospital coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have unanimously approved construction of a 4,000-square-foot Banfield Pet Hospital as a new outlot of the Hoffman Plaza shopping c...
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Adopt a Blanding's turtle to benefit Kane Forest Preserve FoundationDec 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The Kane Forest Preserve Foundation works to restore, restock, protect and preserve forest preserve lands for the education, recreation and pleasure of all Kane County c...
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Make end-of-year donation to Friends of the Forest Preserve DistrictDec 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District works tirelessly throughout DuPage County to restore habitats and protect rare, threatened and endangered plants and animals every day. Than...
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Randall Oaks Zoo mourns the loss of its oldest animal, Pepper, the fallow deerDec 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The staff at Randall Oaks Zoo is mourning the loss of its oldest animal, a fallow deer named Pepper, that was humanely euthanized Saturday after a severe decline in heal...
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2020 was a big year in birdingDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - You probably heard about "Rocky," the saw-whet owl discovered last month inside the huge Christmas tree on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The adorable stowaway became an...
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Dachshund dies after coyote attack in PalatineDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - A small dog died after a coyote attack early Friday morning in Palatine, police said. The pet owner was walking the dog, a Dachshund, on a leash about 5:45 a.m. on the 1...
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Don't forget your pooch when holiday shoppingDec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - On Christmas morning, Arlie, our mixed breed dog, would take his presents into the den and privately, with gusto, tear the wrapping paper off all of them. We knew he was...