Pets and Animals
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Dogs, too, need to go back to school for refresherAug 22, 2013 12:47 pm - By Ellaine Kiriluk Where did the summer go? With summer ending and fall looming ahead, our thoughts turn to getting ready to go back to school. One of my neighbors has ...
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Motorcycle ride to benefit Northbrook animal shelterAug 21, 2013 3:06 pm - Rev up your Harley, Honda, or any other vehicle for Heartland Animal Shelter’s Seventh Annual Hogs for Dogs & Kitties Too Charity Ride on Sunday, Sept. 8. Registration ...
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Fundraiser remembers Gurnee teen and dog who died with herAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Taylor Mae Stinchcomb and her beloved dog who died with her will be remembered in a fundraiser at a Gurnee park to benefit causes she believed in, such as her church’s m...
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Elk Grove Village takes couple to court over in-home dog breedingAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Elk Grove Village couple Cindy and Kent Weik say breeding Shih Tzus is more of a hobby than a business. It's about providing dog lovers healthy, purebred puppies and fi...
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Man charged with setting fire to pet ferretsAug 16, 2013 5:32 pm - An eastern Pennsylvania man doused three pet ferrets in gasoline and set them on fire, police say, a horrific act of cruelty that his wife of nearly 30 years said was co...
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Pet adopters urged to consider old, needy animalsAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Sunny was 16 when she was left at an animal shelter by the family she had lived with all her life. The 75-pound bulldog-pit bull mix had cancer and infecte...
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Report: Puerto Rican parrot makes major comebackAug 15, 2013 3:48 pm - RIO ABAJO NATURE PRESERVE, Puerto Rico — One of the world’s most endangered bird species has made a major comeback in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The counted popu...
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Be creative when it comes to your feline's toysAug 15, 2013 9:00 am - I often encourage feline fanciers to stimulate play with their cats by making old toys new again by either reapplying catnip or putting them away for a while so that whe...
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2 joeys making appearance at Bloomington zooAug 14, 2013 3:35 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington is showing off two new bouncing bundles of joy. The Bloomington Pantagraph reports the two wallaroos are just star...
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Rescued baby turtles set free in DuPage preserveAug 13, 2013 5:43 pm - Seven turtle hatchlings that appeared doomed when a car hit their pregnant mother were given a second chance at life Tuesday morning at a DuPage County forest preserve. ...