Pets and Animals
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Aurora's new K-9 unit hits the streetsMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - From the second he jumps out of the police vehicle, Rex is ready to work. The fourth dog in the Aurora Police Department's newly resurrected K-9 unit pays no attention t...
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'Build a birdhouse' in Hoffman EstatesMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Children are invited to "Build a Birdhouse," in an event sponsored by the village of Hoffman Estates Sustainability Commission, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at th...
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Pet walk fundraiser in Lake VillaMay 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Animal Hospital of Lake Villa hosts a pet walk fundraiser called "A Day with the Dogs" at Frank M. Loffredo Park near Lehmann Mansion, from 1 to 5 p.m., May 31. Proc...
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Saying goodbye to a pet? Batavia funeral home one that can helpMay 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Sonny was an extra-special cat. He was a Christmas present to the family of Polly Volkman from her husband, who didn't like cats and was dying of cancer. That was 10 yea...
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Performing dogs go big after $1 million TV prizeMay 10, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A million dollars will change you. Since a father and son took their 10 flipping, twirling dogs from the center ring of a circus to the stage of a reality...
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Making your feline work for food enhances its pounce driveMay 06, 2014 11:00 pm - My felines have so many toys to stimulate their pounce drive and activity level to keep them fit, I am convinced the stockpile could be sold to a secondhand store for fe...
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Vernon Hills trying to help turtles cross roads safelyMay 06, 2014 5:00 am - Yellow diamond-shaped signs recently installed on Hazeltime Drive warn of animals crossing, but not the types that are prone to dart into the paths of vehicles or cause ...
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What we can do to protect endangered speciesMay 05, 2014 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Why do animals that are endangered live in the same habitat as other animals that are not endangered?" asked sixth-graders in Nancy Sullivan's classr...
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Mother robin chooses unusual nesting placeMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Ed Sokol's Mount Prospect backyard has become home to a mother robin who has chosen an unusual nesting place - a bison skull that hangs from a shed. "This is the second ...
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Family who lost dog during Sandy finds it at poundMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - EATONTOWN, N.J. - A New Jersey family whose terrier-pitbull mix escaped from their backyard during Superstorm Sandy went to an animal shelter this week to adopt a new pe...