Pets and Animals
-
How to travel with your catSep 04, 2016 8:00 am - The last time I visited with you at The Buddy Beat, I addressed feline air travel in general regarding preparations and the tedious, specific details the airlines requir...
-
The science of cute: Why photos of baby animals make us happy
Sep 04, 2016 7:00 am - It has a chubby little body, a big head and floppy little limbs. It giggles and squeals. But unlike a human baby, it is also bright yellow and makes a springing noise wh...
-
Visitor misbehavior abounds as U.S. parks agency turns 100Sep 02, 2016 6:00 am - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers like small trees...
-
Wauconda officials drafting rules to allow backyard hensSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - Moved by public demand, Wauconda village officials are preparing rules for residents who want to keep chickens in their backyards. Wauconda's current ordinances don't sp...
-
Rescue saves Arlington Heights dog that fell into sewerSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - A dog named Clyde had a ruff morning Thursday, but he's back with his family thanks to a rescue by Arlington Heights police and firefighters. Clyde, a 2-year-old pit bul...
-
Comfort for Critters breaks records, seeks donationsAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Comfort for Critters, a Glen Ellyn-based nonprofit group that creates handmade blankets to comfort animals living in animal shelters, has broken its record in blanket sh...
-
Why demand for upscale animal rehabilitation facilities is growing in suburbsAug 31, 2016 5:00 am - Karen Flor was afraid her 9-year-old pit bull mix, Roo, wouldn't be able to live a full life after he lost a hind leg to cancer earlier this year. But those fears disapp...
-
Low-cost pet vaccinesAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - Two low-cost pet vaccination clinics are scheduled in coming weeks on a first-come, first-served basis. All animals brought to a clinic must be at least 4 months old. Do...
-
Good boy! Dogs know what you're saying, study suggests
Aug 30, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN - Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: Man's best friend really does understand some of what we're saying. Researche...
-
Brookfield Zoo mourns loss of 83-year-old Cookie the cockatoo
Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - He was crusty, a curmudgeon, as only the elderly can be. Sometimes he would shriek. While he did tolerate certain people, others he just wanted to bite. "If he didn't li...