Pets and Animals
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Low-cost rabies vaccine, microchip clinics offered at McHenry County Animal ControlOct 17, 2017 11:00 pm - McHenry County Animal Control & Adoption Center will host two low-cost rabies vaccination and microchip clinics for McHenry County residents on Wednesdays, Oct. 25, and ...
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Here's what you needed to know before you adopt a shelter dogOct 10, 2017 11:00 pm - You've thought it out. You've had long talks with your family about responsibility. You're ready to commit effort, time, financial resources and love. Your heart and min...
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Beware the pets when handling the Halloween candy haul
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - It's a trick-or-treating tradition: Dump the night's candy haul onto the living room floor to pick out the gems, or do some horse trading with siblings or fri...
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Meet pets for adoption at Batavia shelter Oct. 21Oct 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Starfish Animal Rescue, 167 Oswalt St. in Batavia, will showcase cats, dog, puppies and kittens at an adoption-information open house from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. ...
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Donations help special need animals thriveOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - From time to time, I try to highlight the special needs animals that Buddy cares for. The reality is, we may have more special needs animals than will ever find a home. ...
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Sign up for Run 4 the Rescues 5K Race/Fun Run to benefit Field of DreamsOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Field of Dreams Horse Rescue and Adoption invites the community to join in "Run 4 The Rescues 5K Race and Family Fun Run" on Saturday, Nov. 11, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Pre...
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Animal attraction at Fox Valley Wildlife CenterOct 01, 2017 1:00 am - Suburban animal lovers got an up-close look at some local wildlife Sunday when the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn opened its doors to the public for a special fall...
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Your dog is big business, and Uber-like apps want it
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - Long before the term “gig economy” became common lingo, pet owners were slipping neighbor kids a few bucks to walk their dogs. Years before apps, they were calling the l...
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Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome can affect older dogsSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - When you share your life with a dog you understand the sheer pleasure of it; the relaxation of walking your dog, the exhilaration of having your dog "come" when you call...
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Seventeen years later, Grayslake animal shelter receives donationSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - One of Patricia Dwyer's final wishes before she died in 2000 was for the proceeds of a life insurance policy to be donated to Save-A-Pet, the no-kill animal shelter in G...