Pets and Animals
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Help Buddy Foundation celebrate its 23rd birthdayFeb 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Birthdays are special events celebrated by friends and family in honor of someone they love. Each birthday is special, whether it is the first or 81st. Usually celebrat...
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February is Spay/Neuter Month in Cook CountyFeb 07, 2018 10:00 pm - February is National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and Cook County Animal and Rabies Control and The Anti-Cruelty Society have teamed up to promote the importance of spayi...
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Cuba Marsh dog park has backing of Barrington-area leadersJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington-area leaders are starting an awareness campaign to get the Lake County Forest Preserve District to build a dog park on the village's border. As envisioned by ...
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Recent bacterial outbreak linked to pet store puppiesJan 27, 2018 6:30 am - Q: We just got a new puppy, but I'm almost afraid to let my child play with it. I read a news story that said puppies have been linked to some sort of bacterial infectio...
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Python bites girl at fishing/outdoors show in SchaumburgJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - A 4-year-old girl was bitten while petting a 17-foot-long python Thursday at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo in Schaumburg. But the injury to her neck w...
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6 places to see some cool animalsJan 25, 2018 10:00 pm - We all know about the wonders of the zoos at Brookfield and Lincoln Park, but what if you want to learn about wildlife a little closer to home? Here are some suburban ha...
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Constable: Charity gives hope to family that can't afford pet's chemoJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Burt Constable Bob and Diane Stoner of Lombard knew something was amiss with their beloved 8-year-old dog, Hope. Their 2-year-old dog, Grace, kept licking Hope's face as...
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Not all white felines are deafJan 23, 2018 10:00 pm - Those of us that have shared our lives with many felines through the years can't help but hypothesize if color, coat pattern or fur length determine a feline's personali...
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Arboretum's Husky Heroes showcases huskies as pets, athletesJan 22, 2018 10:00 pm - For all the impediments snow creates for motorists navigating slick highways, the presence of enough ice crystals paves the way for a different sort of transportation: d...
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Glen Ellyn charity helps shelter pets feel at homeJan 21, 2018 10:00 pm - The blankets Linda Kastiel Kozlowski and her team of dedicated volunteers make by hand may be the first thing "owned" by a shelter cat or dog. And when each of those ani...