Pets and Animals
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The sandhill crane: A restoraton success storySep 13, 2014 6:00 am - Imagine that the robin was an endangered species. If one landed in your yard, it would be pretty exciting. Or, what if the cardinal were a rare bird? The sight of a bri...
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Editorial: Listening to all, towns can keep puppy mills out of pet salesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights has given itself 60 days to draw up a set of regulations for pet shops. Naperville is in its fourth month of debating what constitutes a puppy mill and...
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PBS' 'Shelter Me' puts at-risk pets in limelightSep 11, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Any animal can end up at a public shelter, but most of them won't stay long. There, millions of dogs and cats face euthanasia, driving one filmmaker to tur...
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Probation, evaluation in 2012 Elgin animal cruelty caseSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - An Elgin man whose rented home was littered with dozens of decaying animal carcasses two years ago pleaded guilty to neglecting three cats and violating laws on the dis...
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Judge delays Cook County puppy mill ban to allow suit to go forwardSep 11, 2014 1:00 am - A federal judge issued an order Thursday preventing Cook County from enforcing its new puppy mill ban while a lawsuit filed this week by three suburban pet store owners ...
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Studies show 'smarty cats' learn by memory like we doSep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - As feline enthusiasts, we get the term "smarty-cat" because we see firsthand feline repetitive learned behavior. Wikipedia defines feline intelligence as "the capacity t...
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Suburban pet stores sue Cook County over puppy mill lawSep 09, 2014 1:00 am - A group of suburban pet stores, including a Petland in Hoffman Estates and Happiness is Pets in Arlington Heights, filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a Cook C...
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Lux hotel manager says little difference between people, petsSep 08, 2014 5:45 am - Hotel manager Dixie Eng stops by a room to check on an overnight guest. Classical music plays while guests sleep. Some have brought blankets and toys, reminders of home....
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Arlington Heights pet store gets reprieve from puppy mill banSep 08, 2014 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights pet store will be allowed to stay open for now — in spite of a Cook County ordinance banning the sale of dogs from puppy mills — but village officia...
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Hooked sea turtles heading back to the GulfSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - JACKSON, Miss. - Ten young sea turtles nursed back to health after swallowing anglers' hooks are headed back into the Gulf of Mexico. The animals released Saturday are a...