Pets and Animals
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Round Lake still considering family’s pet chicken requestOct 08, 2013 4:29 pm - Round Lake village board members continue to ponder the idea of a family having pet chickens in a residential area. Anastassia Strine has been pushing for her family to ...
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Palatine Park Dist. holds pet food driveOct 08, 2013 3:09 pm - Early in 2013, a group of staff members at Palatine Park District formed a new Service Committee. The goal of the committee is to provide a variety of service opportunit...
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Man's best friend opens paths to veterans with PTSDOct 07, 2013 6:00 am - What do you get when you put loving dogs, selfless trainers and veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder together? In many cases, a stepping stone to recov...
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Huntley’s Dog-tober fun for pooches, their peopleOct 05, 2013 3:02 pm - The annual Dog-tober Fest in Huntley attracted all manner of happy pooches and their smiling owners on Saturday, along with the occasional bark and hard tug of the leash...
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22 dogs will get lucky on new CBS television showOct 05, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Brandon McMillan has trained as many as 10,000 dogs for television, movies, commercials, videos and people. Then he started saving dogs from animal shelter...
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Bella looking for a new homeOct 04, 2013 3:43 pm - Poor Bella, she was found roaming the streets and brought to The Buddy Foundation. Upon notification to Arlington Heights Animal Control, her former owner was found and...
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School bus crashes into animal shelterOct 02, 2013 4:00 pm - Volunteers for a Niles animal shelter say they have no place to put dozens of animals after a school bus crashed into their building. The accident happened Wednesday aft...
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Raptor interns sought for Hoffman centerOct 01, 2013 3:38 pm - The Northern Illinois Raptor Center is seeking interns for its upcoming educational sessions. NIRC has new “mews” (homes) in Vogelei Park in Hoffman Estates, and will be...
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Brazil family fights to keep house-trained tigersSep 27, 2013 5:43 pm - MARINGA, Brazil — Dan slurped desperately on his pink nursing bottle and spilled milk all over the place, while his brother Tom patiently waited to take a swim in the fa...
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Elk Grove Village tightens animal breeding rulesSep 26, 2013 3:12 pm - Elk Grove Village has tightened rules in an existing animal breeding ordinance in an attempt to crack down on a local couple who village attorneys have taken to court fo...