Pets and Animals
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French bulldogs rescued from O'Hare will stay in U.S.Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Fifteen French bulldog puppies that were rescued from an O'Hare airport warehouse in August while awaiting transport to Jordan will be allowed to stay in the United Stat...
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Anderson Animal Shelter to host a Backyard Bash Oct. 10Oct 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Since we can't gather this year for the Walk4Animals to celebrate the final "leg" of the fundraising event, Anderson Animal Shelter has put together a livestreaming even...
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How to know when your dog's itch is more than just an itchSep 28, 2020 6:00 am - I always knew when our dog was scratching her ears even if she wasn't in the same room. I would hear the jingling of the tags on her collar as her back paw scratched her...
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Group refuses to hand over 15 rescued French bulldog puppiesSep 28, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago-based animal rescue group has refused to hand over 15 French bulldog puppies it saved from an O'Hare International Airport warehouse, defying a federal order o...
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It's All About The Paws hosts adoption event Oct. 10-11Sep 27, 2020 11:00 pm - It's All About The Paws will host its sixth annual adoption event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, at Baker Memorial Park off Cedar and Fifth aven...
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$1.2 million Palatine cat rescue expansion on track, open house planned soonSep 25, 2020 5:30 am - An ambitious $1.2 million expansion and renovation of a cat rescue shelter in Palatine is nearing the end of its first phase, with hopes that the project will be done by...
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Group asked to return 15 French bulldogs rescued from O'Hare warehouseSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago-based animal rescue group has until Monday to give up 15 French bulldogs it saved from an O'Hare International Airport warehouse where they had been housed in ...
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Letter from the Editor: Introduce us to your pets!Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - For a little more than 16 years, one of the first things anybody asked me when we talked was whether my cat, Gracie, had tried to kill my now-husband recently. Most of t...
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but 'skunked' the dogSep 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The wild animals in our area seem to be on the move this time of the year. I've seen raccoons, two deer crossing the street, opossums, rabbits, squirrels, of course, and...
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Lincolnshire officials pass on pilot program for backyard chickensSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A proposal to allow Lincolnshire residents to keep chickens in backyard coops as part of a limited pilot program has been nixed by village trustees -- and a local woman ...