Pets and Animals
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5 events for $5 (or less): All Animal Expo comes to WheatonJan 01, 2020 5:00 am - Creatures great & small Shop for pet supplies and more at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. $5. (630) 668-6636 or dup...
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Audubon Society to offer first Jerry Hope Country Roads Birding TripDec 29, 2019 10:00 pm - At 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, the Kane County Audubon Society will host a bird walk at Nelson Lake/Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. Meet in the parking lot by the si...
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count stronger than everDec 28, 2019 6:00 am - It's been 120 years since New York ornithologist Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count as a bold new alternative to what had been a longtime Christmas traditio...
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Create a stress-free zone for felines before guests arriveDec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Our felines are creatures of habit. They do not like change in routine. For some, the smallest change in a household is a stress trigger. So let us start with the assum...
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Suburban animal rescue seeking donations to replace van, crates lost in crashDec 25, 2019 12:00 am - An animal rescue shelter with locations in both northern and southern Illinois is seeking donations to replace a van and dozens of transport crates that were destroyed a...
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What's in your feeder? Hopefully black sunflower seedsDec 20, 2019 5:00 am - I'm tempted to write the world's shortest column: Q. What should I feed the birds? A. Oil (black) sunflower seed. The end. Oh, all right, I'll elaborate. One of the ...
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How Cook County 'scent kits' can make the difference in finding missing peopleDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - When a senior suffering from dementia or young person with autism wanders away - and chances are they will at some point - every minute counts if tragedy is to be avoide...
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Therapy dogs bring holiday cheer to cancer patientsDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Patients at the Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center in Warrenville are getting some extra holiday cheer thanks to a new animal-assisted therapy program. Dogs and their ...
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The holidays can be hazardous to your pets' healthDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - As we celebrate, decorate, bake and visit during the holidays, it's good to remember some of our holiday festivities can be hazardous to our pets. According to Dr. Stev...