Pets and Animals
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Barb's Precious Rescue and Adoption Center Open HouseJun 22, 2016 11:00 pm - On Sunday, July 10th, volunteers at Barb's Precious Rescue and Adoption Center (BPRAC), Palatine, will be hosting their third annual Open House. This is an outstanding ...
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Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome hard to diagnoseJun 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Watching feline erratic play can be a real thrill sometimes. At other times, not so much. Let me explain where I am going here: I am attempting to differentiate between ...
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Bartlett weighing whether to allow backyard chickensJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Jennifer Rasmussen was heartbroken last month when she found out the village of Bartlett wouldn't allow her to keep the six chickens she was raising in her backyard. She...
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Maple Park donkey takes the cake as he celebrates 50th birthdayJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Most donkeys at birthday parties have a tail pinned on them or are in the form of a piñata. But at this birthday party, the donkey was the guest of honor. Celebrating h...
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Bring your pets along for shelter's 'Walk of Love' July 16Jun 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Put on your walking shoes, leash up your canine companion and head out to Blue Star Memorial Forest Preserve in Glenview at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, for Heartland...
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Love Blooms for Daisy the Dog at Victory CentreJun 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Once abandoned in Oklahoma, Daisy, a Labrador mix, is now settling in to her forever home at Victory Centre of Bartlett. In this win-win doggy adoption, a "family" of mo...
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Editorial: Give bees, turtles and butterflies a helping handJun 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Blanding's turtles, honey bees and monarch butterflies need our help. They are species with once abundant populations that have been thinned by many years of pesticide u...
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How to create a monarch butterfly way stationJun 18, 2016 7:32 am - While any commitment to increase the number of milkweed plants in the environment is likely to help the monarch butterfly, following these tips from the University of Ka...
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How to bring monarch butterflies back to suburbs: Plant milkweedJun 17, 2016 11:00 pm - As far as conservation movements go, advocates for the monarch butterfly hope theirs is a relatively easy sell. Schaumburg schoolteacher Kim Savino and the Schaumburg Pa...
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Become a foster family for Anderson Animal ShelterJun 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin will host a "Foster Open House" from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the shelter, 1000 S. LaFox (Route 31). To RSVP for the open ...