Pets and Animals
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Legislation would create animal abuser directoryJan 16, 2014 2:48 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that’d create a list of people who’ve been convicted of animal cruelty charges. The Springfield bureau of L...
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Consider you feline before purchasing cleaning productsJan 16, 2014 9:57 am - Do you consider your feline’s continued good health when you are choosing household cleaning products? Perhaps you should. Many cleaning products contain toxins and che...
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Harper College pairs up with Comfort Dogs to train handlersJan 15, 2014 4:15 am - In the months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, kids returning to classes were startled by ordinary sounds. Rich Martin remembered when a chair screechin...
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Baby sugar glider stolen from S. Elgin pet shopJan 12, 2014 11:08 am - A South Elgin pet store is hoping for the return of a baby sugar glider taken from the store at the end of last week. Diana Reed, an employee of Critters Pet Shop, 566 R...
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Warning: Suburban coyotes view your pets as intrudersJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - While walking her unleashed 12-year-old Maltese, Daisy, in her front yard on a chilly November night, Carol Cincinello noticed the silhouette of another animal. Daisy, w...
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Kill a black rhino to save a black rhino?Jan 12, 2014 1:43 am - DALLAS — Hunt the black rhino to save the black rhino. That’s the Dallas Safari Club’s approach to a fundraiser for efforts to protect the endangered species. A permit t...
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Cat rescued after 3 cold days in Ohio drainpipeJan 12, 2014 1:02 am - FINDLAY, Ohio — A cat that spent at least three winter days in a northwest Ohio drainpipe has been rescued after initially refusing attempts to lure it out with tuna, th...
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Project aims to revive deer on reservation landJan 11, 2014 2:56 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The sprawling Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian reservation in the western part of North Carolina has been trying for years to bring back a cultural symb...
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Kids read to dogs at Batavia Public LibraryJan 11, 2014 12:10 pm - Sasha Mix, 8, of Batavia read aloud to a dog for the first time at the Paws for Tales reading skills program at Batavia Public Library on Saturday. Bozeman the dog, 5, s...
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Larger number of eagles spottedJan 10, 2014 3:49 pm - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Bird watchers say there are more bald eagles frequenting the locks and dams along the Mississippi River in Illinois and Iowa this winter than in prev...