Pets and Animals
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Ease your dog into your running routineAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Now that vacation time is ending and more people are back home, we have a veritable parade of dogs and people passing by our window. Our neighbors who walk their dogs e...
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Vernon Hills skunks:Aug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Skunks have not been an issue year in Vernon Hills, according to Police Chief Mark Fleischhauer. Last year, about 100 calls regarding skunks were received and the villag...
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Animals to visit libraryAug 18, 2014 1:00 am - A fruit bat, a sloth and other unusual animals will visit the Vernon Area Public Library on Monday, Sept. 29, as part of a program for kids and adults. “Unique Animals” ...
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Bikers to take to roads for Hogs for Dogs September fundraiserAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Rev up your Harley, Honda, or any other vehicle for Heartland Animal Shelter's eighth annual Hogs for Dogs (and Kitties Too) Charity Ride Sunday, Sept. 7. Registration f...
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Chicago gets high tech in hunting, killing ratsAug 16, 2014 1:01 am - Rats beware. Chicago is getting high tech in its efforts to wipe out vermin. It's going citywide with computerized data analysis that it has been testing. The program p...
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Furry, feathered friends receive blessings in West ChicagoAug 15, 2014 11:00 pm - West Chicago's First United Methodist Church hosted its first Blessing of the Pets service Saturday morning. And you thought keeping a child entertained in church wa...
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Study drops hints that dogs could get jealousAug 15, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Shetland sheepdog Maggie comes home from the groomer, her owners praise and pet her shiny coat, much to the chagrin of pit bull Stormy, who will head-...
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USDA issues guidelines for puppy importsAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Foreign dog breeders have gone unregulated for years, shipping puppies so young and so sick that one in four died before reaching a U.S. airport, animal we...
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Study explores sinister side of meerkatsAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a grou...
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Activists confront diocese over pig wrestlingAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - STEPHENSVILLE, Wis. - Activists weren't happy about a pig-wrestling fundraiser that a Green Bay-area church held, so they're offering the bishop cash if he takes the pig...