Pets and Animals
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Buddy Foundation offers special adoption feesJul 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Experience the joy and unconditional love that a pet brings to your life by adopting a dog or cat from The Buddy Foundation. The shelter has an ever-changing selection o...
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Des Plaines to allow chickens at Methodist CampgroundJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - Staff at the Historic Methodist Campground in Des Plaines now have permission to raise chickens, though aldermen stopped short of allowing the practice citywide. Officia...
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Batavia dog rescuers help counterparts in TennesseeJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - Traveling hundreds of miles to rescue dogs from death isn't anything new for volunteers with Batavia-based Casey's Safe Haven Horse and Dog Rescue. They routinely drive ...
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Ag-gag laws facing federal court challengesJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The years-long fight between farm organizations and animal rights activists over laws prohibiting secretly filmed documentation of animal abuse is mov...
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Neighborhood on Gurnee's west side becoming tropical bird paradiseJul 18, 2014 11:00 pm - It's become a tropical summer in a neighborhood on Gurnee's west side. Tropical birds have been spotted — and six of them captured — since July 6, police and neighbors ...
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Peregrine falcons delay USS Saratoga departureJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy is ready to say goodbye to the USS Saratoga, but a family of peregrine falcons is not. The falcons are nesting on board the decommissioned a...
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Secondhand smoke as harmful to pets as peopleJul 17, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Ten years ago, Shirley Worthington rushed Tigger to the vet when the dog's mouth started bleeding. When she was told he had cancer, she knew to blame her h...
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Check out the specifics before flying with your felineJul 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Someone recently asked me for advice on feline air travel and I realized it has been a long time since I had any air travel experience with my felines. I remembered the...
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Kane County Fair opens Wednesday in St. CharlesJul 14, 2014 4:01 pm - Visitors come to the 146th annual Kane County Fair for a variety of reasons. Some will want to ride the carnival rides. Others want to watch the demolition derby or hea...
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Dogs make a big splash in LibertyvilleJul 12, 2014 8:00 am - Dogs from throughout the Chicago suburbs and the Midwest made a big splash Friday at Libertyville's Dog Days of Summer. Encouraged by their owners, the dogs jumped into...