Pets and Animals
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Don't give up animals without a fightSep 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Animals that have spent their entire adulthood together should live together forever, especially when they are surrendered together. There are circumstances that The Bud...
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Arlington Heights puts puppy mill plan on holdSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - Arlington Heights officials' plan to enact stricter rules on stores that sell pets from so-called puppy mills is on hold while a legal challenge to similar Cook County r...
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'Frog Lady' sees herself as 'nature missionary'Sep 07, 2015 6:45 am - Deb Krohn doesn't have that many snakes. That is, if you don't think 10 is a lot of snakes. "It's so crazy to other people, my life," the Gurnee woman said with a laugh....
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Be safe, be prepared; have an emergency plan for your petsSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Department of Homeland Security has designated September as National Preparedness Month. With the tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods and international incidents we...
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Rwanda names 24 baby mountain gorillasSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - KINIGI, Rwanda - Youths wearing gorilla costumes and rubber boots grunted and scampered in front of Rwanda's president on Saturday during the ceremonial naming of 24 bab...
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Dogs dominate Carol Stream festivalSep 03, 2015 11:00 pm - If you want to know which wiener dog is the winner, come out to Carol Stream next weekend and check out the CSBarks Dog Festival. That's when wiener dogs, or dachshunds,...
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Raise the Woof at Clearbrook's pet festivalSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - Wags, whiskers, and whimsy, oh my! Grab your kids, pets and friends and join the fun at Clearbrook's second annual Raise the Woof Pet Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satu...
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Husky named Diesel, NIU's 'mascot emeritus,' has cancerSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Northern Illinois University's beloved "mascot emeritus," Diesel, is being treated for Type B lymphoma. According to his longtime handler, Tom Bonnevier, the husky was d...
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Pets get their turn to parade through PalatineAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - It was a mostly dog day afternoon Sunday, except for the one tortoise, during the 16th annual Sweet Pea Pet Parade in downtown Palatine. More than 120 pets with their o...
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Palatine family adds Facebook to search for missing dogAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - The more than three-week search for missing dog Digger of Palatine has spread to Facebook in hopes of soliciting more leads. The German shepherd-beagle mix escaped from ...