Pets and Animals
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Palatine embraces new animal rescue and adoption centerMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Barb's Precious Rescue and Adoption Center of Palatine has only been open for seven months, yet they have already found forever homes for seventy five cats. They typical...
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Cook County's spay, neuter program continues through MarchMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Cook County's annual partnership with private veterinarians to offer discounted spay and neuter services for pets has been extended through March. The program provides d...
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Felines love the thrill of the hunt for foodMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - My felines have so many toys to stimulate their "pounce drive" and activity level that I am convinced the stockpile could be sold to a second hand store for felines - if...
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Children learn about woolly mammoths at Lake County Discovery MuseumMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - Young children looked wide-eyed as a large woolly mammoth tusk was passed around for each of their little hands to touch during the Woolly Mammoths & Mighty Mastodons pr...
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Horse boarding rules already facing legal challengeMar 10, 2015 5:30 am - Barrington Hills is being sued by a group of residents who want the village to tear up the new horse boarding rules just weeks after they were finally approved. The new ...
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Geneva cops might start shooting paintballs at coyotesMar 10, 2015 5:30 am - Geneva is bringing in help from the Humane Society of the United States to teach residents how to deal with coyotes. It is also creating a coyote-management plan, includ...
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Lost, found pet service in Lake CountyMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - The Animal Care and Control program of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is offering a new service for people who have lost or found pets. It has...
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Contempt or admiration? How suburbanites view the wolfMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - The body of a large dog was found at the side of a road near Morris, Illinois, on Feb. 13. Dogs hit by cars don't usually make the news. But this dog looked an awful lot...
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What happens to a one-eyed dog at a Naperville animal shelterMar 07, 2015 6:00 am - This is an animal shelter success story. In the shelter's kitchen, Cassidy, an Australian cattle dog mix, runs up to workers, hoping for some loving pats. Her teeth fla...
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Ringling Bros. to give up elephant acts in 3 yearsMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - POLK CITY, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says the “Greatest Show on Earth” will go on without elephants. Animal rights groups took credit for gen...