Pets and Animals
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Drivers urged to be on alert for slow-moving turtlesMay 01, 2019 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds drivers to watch for turtles on the roads as the reptiles become more active in the spring. From April through Octo...
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Gardening season brings whole set of dangers for dogsApr 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Seems like my entire block has been out working on their yards. Weeding, watering, mulching, planting and fertilizing. The mock crabapple tree is ready to bloom, but I l...
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It's a girl! Bison birthing season under way at FermilabApr 28, 2019 1:00 am - It's bouncing baby bison time again at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. Calving season began April 20, with the first born in the early morning. As of...
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'Frog Lady' visits Woodland kindergartnersApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - "The Frog Lady" and her reptiles and amphibians visited with kindergarten students Thursday at Woodland Elementary District 50's Primary School in Gages Lake. Deb Kroh i...
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Keep track of your feline's weight to keep it healthyApr 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Do you think you are a feline fancier who knows your pet right down to the last detail? Well, rethink that presumption. Most of us have experienced a suddenly overweigh...
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Constable: Hanover Park writer fueled by both tragic and uplifting dog talesApr 23, 2019 5:25 am - As a young girl growing up behind the Iron Curtain in Bulgaria, Nadia Ianakieva remembers the day the Communist authorities decided her town of Sophia had too many dogs,...
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Annual 'Petals for Pets' to benefit the West Suburban Humane SocietyApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - It's the same great sale, at a new location, just in time for Mother's Day. The 13th annual "Petals for Pets" plant sale benefits the West Suburban Humane Society. Pur...
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Dogtopia, now open on Randall Road in South Elgin, offers daycare, boarding and playtime for four-legged friends.Apr 21, 2019 11:00 pm - A new business that will play with your pets while you're gone for the day and pamper them is open along the Randall Road corridor. Owners Dave and Sue George opened Dog...
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Dusty the Donkey saved from traffic on I-90Apr 18, 2019 1:00 am - A Cook County sheriff's sergeant encountered unexpected obstacle on the Northwest Tollway around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday. The sergeant found a donkey - named Dusty - stand...
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Main Stay Therapeutic Farm's annual dinner, 'Triple Crown' raffle tickets now on saleApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Main Stay Therapeutic Farm in Richmond provides therapeutic horsemanship and riding, equine and animal assisted learning, and adaptive gardening activities for children,...