Pets and Animals
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Wild About Wildlife in St. CharlesNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - The Fox Valley Wildlife Center's mission includes providing care and a temporary home to injured and sick wild animals from around the region. The center's staff says th...
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Find recipes to bake holiday treats for your dogNov 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving is about giving thanks, family, tradition and food. Cooking for family and friends may be the focus for several days, and this can also include making a spe...
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Pet food drive under way in WaukeganNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - The Waukegan Park District is hosting the fifth annual Food for Paws Holiday Pet Food Drive through Dec. 12. All donations will be given to Waukegan Animals Getting Save...
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Kids get peek at work of veterinary clinicNov 08, 2015 12:00 am - Four-year-old Gabriel Khutorny of Lincolnshire carefully assisted as veterinarian Mitch Robbins stitched Spunky the Monkey back together on the operating table Sunday. F...
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Wheeling police K-9 Duke remembered as hard workerNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Just four months into his retirement, Duke, the Wheeling Police Department's longtime K-9, died Monday. Duke served the department with his handler, officer Jeremy Hoffm...
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Give older, black felines a chance to be adoptedNov 04, 2015 10:00 pm - On many occasions I have exalted the virtues of the domestic black feline, and I will not go on and on here except to say that they have personality plus. But being a b...
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Naperville man's app helps people pick pets from shelters nationwideNov 03, 2015 4:10 am - Mark Wade got his dog, Kitsu, on a whim during a family trip to a pet store 14 years ago. He would never dream of taking the same approach today, he says. Not with what ...
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Streamwood man reunited with prized white falconNov 01, 2015 12:00 am - HUTCHINSON, Kan. - A Streamwood man who lost his prized white falcon in Hutchinson, Kansas, has been reunited with the bird. Michael Garcia found the bird on Saturday. ...
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INfrequently Asked Questions: Pooper scooper says business is 'picking up'Oct 31, 2015 11:00 pm - This week's INfrequently Asked Questions column talks to Ron Johnson, who lives near West Chicago. Johnson, with his wife, Sandi, operates Ron John Poo-B-Gone (motto: “...
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Bear cub's death at farm sparks debate over animals on displayOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - The death of a black bear cub at Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington last Saturday has reignited an old debate over whether animals should be put on display for entertai...