Pets and Animals
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Pick up your canvas for third annual 'Art for the Paws' benefitJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - Helping Paws Animal Shelter is sponsoring its third annual "Art for the Paws," a fundraiser and community outreach project in McHenry County. Artists of all abilities an...
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Lake County restoration ecologist to hold plant, animal diversity discussionJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Ken Klick, restoration ecologist for the Lake County Forest Preserve District, will discuss the county's diversity of plants and animals during the Lake County Audubon S...
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Meet Siberian huskies at Batavia dog sled demoJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - When you think of an arctic expedition, you might imagine powerful Siberian huskies pulling sleds that carry food and medicine from one frigid village to the next. On S...
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Why you should love the moleJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - The mole is one of those animals that people love to hate. I'm convinced that's because it is greatly misunderstood. Once its not-so-dirty secrets are revealed, you're b...
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Animal treatment questions cancel 'A Dog's Purpose' premiereJan 19, 2017 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - This weekend's premiere of "A Dog's Purpose" has been canceled following the release of a video that appears to show a frightened dog being forced into chu...
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Fox Valley volunteers rescue Kentucky animalsJan 18, 2017 10:00 pm - Dogs, cats, puppies and kittens seeking new homes were on display in Batavia Jan. 15. Starfish Animal Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit pet rescue, showcased orphaned a...
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New FIV study good news for infected felinesJan 18, 2017 10:00 pm - Today, I would like to discuss FIV, also known as feline immunodeficiency virus. I will address what it is, its symptoms, the diagnosis and how to live with it in a segr...
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Chickens could be coming to Wauconda backyardsJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - After months of discussions, Wauconda soon could allow residents to keep chickens in their backyards. Proposed regulations have been completed and could be approved by t...
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Squawk, cackles, whoops all part of bird communicationJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - "Why do chickens cluck?," asked a young patron at the Vernon Area Library's Science Explorers. The library is in Lincolnshire. Booms, cackles, whines and whoops are swee...
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Oh baby its cold outside - keep your pets safeJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - We are in the midst of winter in Illinois. With days of temperatures at and below zero and weather reporters announcing dangerous windchill factors, fewer people are out...