Pets and Animals
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Map pinpoints shelters with too many, too few dogsJan 25, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The X on this animal lovers’ treasure map could be Spot or Rex or Rover. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently launched a ...
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Keep your dog active despite the cold with indoor gamesJan 23, 2014 10:37 am - My dog, Kasey and I have been enjoying the winter weather. He’s a big dog, which means big dog activities in the snow. Going for walks in wind chill temperatures of 20 d...
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The dog days of winter can warm spiritsJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - In this winter of our discontent, it's not just the unrelenting snow and the merciless cold that wear us down. It's the realization that things we think of as reliable a...
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Skunks, other critters topic of Lake County Audubon Society talkJan 21, 2014 7:18 am - Skunks, raccoons, possums, bats, and groundhogs are the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society program at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Libertyville village hall, 1...
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Coyote activity spotted near Wauconda prompts warningsJan 20, 2014 7:05 am - Coyote activity along the Millennium Trail near Wauconda has prompted safety warnings. Lake County Forest Preserve District staff are posting signs along the trail near ...
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100 years later: Lessons we can learn from the passenger pigeonJan 20, 2014 5:00 am - Lessons we can learn from the extinction of the passenger pigeon
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Panda cub Bao Bao makes public debut at National ZooJan 18, 2014 5:51 pm - WASHINGTON — Giant panda cub Bao Bao was roused from slumber and carried before an adoring public Saturday, and within minutes had curled into a ball in the corner, fast...
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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...