Pets and Animals
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Lake County pet vaccinationJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Pet owners can take their animals to the Zion Park District at Bethel Boulevard and 27th Street for a vaccination on Saturday, July 12. The Lake County Health Department...
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Gators, lizards and snakes visit St. Charles libraryJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Dave DiNaso starts his energetic show by wrestling a 5-foot American Alligator with killer teeth from its box and carrying it through the rows of tiny, tender, pink hand...
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Elburn vet drops lawsuit over anonymous 'rag doll' cat websitesJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - An Elburn veterinarian apparently has been successful in shutting down anonymous websites that were critical of her business of selling rag doll cats, a docile breed kno...
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Vernon Hills officers kill dog that bit womanJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - A woman was attacked by a loose dog Thursday morning in Vernon Hills, and police shot and killed the animal when it charged again, authorities said. The 56-year-old woma...
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Black bear spotted near Jane Addams TollwayJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Perhaps it was the 75-cent Elgin Plaza toll. Or fears of road work on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90). But whatever the reason, a young black bear was sighted high-tailin...
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Longtime Buddy volunteer will always be rememberedJun 25, 2014 11:00 pm - The Buddy Foundation is very sad. We have lost one of our family. Dottie Phillips passed away on Thursday, June 19. Dottie was with Buddy from the beginning. Two months...
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Endangered snakes born at Lincoln Park ZooJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo has announced the birth of 13 rattlesnakes that are an endangered species in Illinois. Officials say the litter of eastern massasauga rat...
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Dog-friendly Yappy Hour June 27 in SchaumburgJun 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Bring your family or just your pooch and enjoy a happy hour like no other. The Schaumburg Park District will hold Yappy Hour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, at M...
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Melas Park's bark park now openJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Dogs in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect finally have their own park with Saturday mornings grand opening of Canine Commons in a portion of Melas Park. "This is our ...
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Fierce feline who terrorized family stumps TV hostJun 20, 2014 5:45 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - In what truly epitomized the title of his TV show, "My Cat From Hell," feline behaviorist Jackson Galaxy is calling his attempt to tame the Portland cat...