Pets and Animals
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Cook County committee walks back rooster ban
Sep 25, 2019 1:00 am - After ruffling feathers with a proposed ban on roosters in unincorporated parts of Cook County, the county board's zoning and building committee walked back that proposa...
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Rolling Meadows allows as many as 6 backyard hensSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - After months of deliberations, things turned out sunny-side up for supporters of chickens in Rolling Meadows, where residents will now be able to keep egg-laying hens in...
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Watch: Villa Park girl escapes coyote in front yardSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - A 5-year-old girl managed to escape a coyote that came after her in her family's Villa Park front yard, and the entire chase was caught on camera. Christine Przybylski h...
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Despite weather delay, Schaumburg butterflies ready to flySep 22, 2019 1:00 am - The Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg held a going away party Sunday for its monarch butterflies but, as can be the case for human travelers as well, their fligh...
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Watch what you use to clean house - your pet's health may depend on itSep 21, 2019 8:00 am - Do you consider your feline's health when choosing household cleaning products? Perhaps you should. Many cleaning products contain toxins and chemicals. Your feline can ...
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Here's the scoop: Swans use elegant long necks to eat and preenSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - On a sunny August Saturday, 8-year-old Isabella watched the mute swans and their cygnets (baby swans) gliding across the Schaumburg Village Hall pond and wondered why t...
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Get tickets for Save-A-Pet's Tuxedos for Tails fundraiserSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Tickets are now available for Save-A-Pet's 33rd annual Tuxedos for Tails Gala event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Arboretum Club, 401 W. Half Day Road, Buffalo Gro...
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Tickets available for Save-A-Pet's 33rd annual Tuxedos for Tails Dinner & AuctionSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Tickets are now available for Save-A-Pet's 33rd annual Tuxedos for Tails Gala event to be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Arboretum Club 401 W. Half Day Road...
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Pets-a-Palooza returns with stunt shows, contests Sept. 21Sep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Anderson Animal Shelter's fifth annual Pets-a-Palooza will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, in Kane County Cougar Stadium at Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 ...
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Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlifeSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - Check out our Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook, www.facebook.com/group/suburbanwildlife/. There, you will find what many people have asked us about: A pla...