Pets and Animals
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Bees love caffeine, too - and tricky flowers take advantageOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - It turns out that honeybees can be quite the little caffeine addicts. And just as your local coffee shop takes advantage of your addiction to keep you coming back, flowe...
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Trout fishing at Lakewood Forest PreserveOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda will open for rainbow trout fishing Saturday, Oct. 17, after the release of the fish in Banana Lake. Most of the trout range from ...
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Keep pets safe during HalloweenOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Through the years, we've collected lots of photos of our dogs dressed in Halloween costumes. Bourbon, our Doberman-shepherd mix, looking nonplused; Arlie, our mixed bree...
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Meet puppies for adoption at Westfield Hawthorn mall Oct. 24Oct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Westfield Hawthorn shopping center and Animal Education and Rescue are hosting a "puppy pop-up" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in honor of National Adopt-A-Do...
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Learn about bats in Lake CountyOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Going Batty in Lake County" is the topic of the next Green Drinks Libertyville meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Pizzeria DeVille, 404 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libert...
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Microchip, vaccinate your pet this weekendOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Your pet has a better chance of being reunited with your family if it has a microchip for quick identification and a current rabies vaccination/registration record. The...
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Orphans of the Storm opens woodland preserveOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Approximately 100 guests came together to celebrate as Orphans of the Storm opened a new woodland preserve on Friday, Oct. 2. This 7.5-acre woodland preserve transforme...
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First deer hunt coming to Illinois Beach State ParkOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Deer hunting will be allowed for the first time, starting next month, at a popular northern Lake County state park. Bow-and-arrow hunters may bag the deer at Adeline Jay...
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Therapy dog helps residents at Monarch LandingOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - He suits up and comes to work for a traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday shift. He loves his job and takes it very seriously. Easily motivated by food, he...
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Gilberts-based animal rescues finds homes for petsOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - The experience of caring for a dying dog in his last days so profoundly moved a first-time foster "parent" that she's come back to Hoof Woof and Meow Animal Rescue to ca...