Pets and Animals
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Make your cat carrier an extension of your homeAug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - I like to believe all my felines have two houses each. The obvious first choice is the home I share with them. The second, not so obvious abode, is the cat carrier. The...
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New Schaumburg dog park could run out of room fastAug 12, 2014 5:00 am - A dog park more than two years in the making is set to open this fall in Schaumburg, but pet owners who want their dogs to enjoy the new facility should act soon or risk...
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Ideas sought for new dog park:Aug 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is seeking public input on development of a new 40-acre off-leash dog exercise area at Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve. The ent...
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Florida preserve brings wolves, people togetherAug 09, 2014 6:00 am - CHIPLEY, Fla. — At Seacrest Wolf Preserve in northern Florida, billed as the largest such facility in the Southeast, owners Cynthia and Wayne Watkins say they raise thei...
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Owner: Puppy stolen from Naperville pet storeAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - A female boxer named Precious was taken Friday afternoon from the Petland on Route 59 in Naperville, the store's owner said. Adam Stachowiak said a man and two women cam...
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Abandoned horses keep flooding overtaxed rescuesAug 08, 2014 6:01 am - CHINO HILLS, Calif. - Almost every horse rescue in the country is running out of room or money as they continue to be strained by an influx of abandoned equines, a trend...
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Barking dogs need to be trained to stop the behaviorAug 06, 2014 11:00 pm - With no rain in the forecast, moderate temperatures and a slight breeze, we have the windows open. It feels good to have fresh air and sunshine coming into the house. S...
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Illinois researchers help declining turtle speciesAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it is taking steps to protect the state's population of alligator snapping turtles. The department teamed...
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Amtrak expands project that allows pets on trainsAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Amtrak is making it easier for people to take their dogs and cats around Illinois. Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation have announced they are adding t...
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Palatine business mediates who gets dog in divorcesAug 03, 2014 7:45 am - The dissolution of Susan and Paul Barthel's marriage has been working its way through the Will County divorce courts for two years. That's 14 in dog years for Pepper, th...