Pets and Animals
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Mother duck picks Gurnee home improvement store to start familyMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - A mother duck has picked a home improvement store as the spot to start her family. The duck decided to lay her eggs in a pallet of paver brick sand bags at the Home Depo...
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A scratching dog may mean an infestation of fleasMay 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Your dog has been scratching and biting himself. You use that little comb with tiny teeth and find little black spots. Flea season has arrived. The HSUS, AVMA and veteri...
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Families turn to pros to capture canine memoriesMay 26, 2014 7:42 am - LOS ANGELES - Professional pet photographers are using owner interviews, familiar toys and favorite places to bring out the best in the dogs they shoot, knowing that bel...
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Discarded cat Lucky gets new lease on lifeMay 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The Buddy Foundation rescues countless homeless animals that find themselves in perilous situations. As often as it happens, I have to wonder if people understand the co...
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Miss Beazley, former White House Scottie, diesMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - Miss Beazley, former President George W. Bush's beloved Scottish terrier, has died. Bush's office announced Saturday that Miss Beazley was "put to rest" this we...
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Des Plaines Park District's Spring Fun Fair draws hundredsMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - Hundreds of families and their pooches strutted in a colorful parade Saturday during the Des Plaines Park District's annual Spring Fun Fair. Most of the action - like t...
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Illinois imported prairie chickens on 16 flightsMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois wildlife agency defended its $520,000 program Friday to import prairie chickens from Kansas by plane, a day after an Illinois House Republican ...
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Lawmaker questions importing prairie chickensMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state lawmaker has grilled Democratic legislators about spending money to use a state plane to fly prairie chickens to south-central Illinois from Kansas...
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Remember when gardening to keep an eye on your petsMay 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Seems like the entire block was out last Saturday working on their yards. Weeding, rototilling, seeding, mulching, planting and fertilizing with cow manure and mushroom ...
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Judson birder spots rare warbler on Elgin campusMay 13, 2014 11:00 pm - At 7 a.m. on a spring, weekday morning while most people are getting ready or on their commute to work, Eric Secker is already out the door bird-watching at Judson Unive...