Pets and Animals
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Matching grants to help Fermilab Natural Areas restore grasslandsNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species t...
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Give thanks while keeping your pet safe and healthy this holidayNov 23, 2020 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is a day to remember all the things for which we are thankful. If there is anything the past year has taught us, it's how thankful we are for pets during ti...
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Find recipes to bake healthy treats for your poochNov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - This time of the year, we're all thinking about giving thanks, family, tradition and, of course, food. With people staying in more, that means they are cooking and bakin...
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Lincoln Park Zoo will close for two months starting Jan. 4Nov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo will remain open through the holidays, but it will close Jan. 4 for two months because of new COVID-19 restrictions. The outdoor ZooLights hol...
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Diabetes in dogs and cats: What pet parents need to knowNov 16, 2020 5:00 am - The Diabetes PetCare Alliance has declared November the month to raise awareness about diabetes in pets. The disease in pets is similar to the disease in people. Diabet...
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Maple Park native takes top honors at world horse judging championshipsNov 15, 2020 10:00 pm - West Texas A&M University's horse judging team continues to ride high. "WT's team was the most successful horse judging team in the world this year," said coach John Pip...
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Dog walkers are returning to work, and it's been a joyous - but cautious - reunion
Nov 15, 2020 5:21 am - When dog walker Jessica Enfante showed up for her first day back on the job in June, she experienced the kind of sweet reunion with an on-the-job pal that millions of te...
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Two years in the making, dog rescue opens adoption center in PalatineNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - After a two-year search and months of renovation, a nonprofit dog rescue has opened a dog adoption center in Palatine. Second City Canine Rescue was able to buy the buil...
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Veteran promotes horse therapy to help save livesNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Vietnam War veteran Bill Mercurio joked that before he first encountered the BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center in Harvard in 2015, the only riding he...
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Have some down time? Teach your dog to readNov 04, 2020 10:00 pm - If you have a dog in your life, chances are you've had the experience of having to limit his daily physical exercise due to an injury or other circumstances. Now, how do...