Pets and Animals
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K-9 Rescue shopping party:Oct 27, 2013 4:49 pm - Our House of Hope K-9 Rescue hosts its annual holiday shopping party on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Adler Park-Bob Davis Lodge (behind the pool), 1500 Milwaukee Ave., Liberty...
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Displaced Niles animal shelter coming to Des PlainesOct 26, 2013 10:00 pm - An animal shelter left without a home after a school bus crashed into its Niles facility will open a new location in Des Plaines. Wright Way Rescue will be moving into t...
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Hairy, scary tarantulas don’t spook loyal ownersOct 26, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Tarantulas are the heaviest, hairiest, scariest spiders on the planet. They have fangs, claws and barbs. They can regrow body parts and be as big as dinner...
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FDA can’t find cause of pet poison, seeks helpOct 25, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — All that’s left of Doodles are his ashes, a clay impression of his paw and a whole lot of questions owner Patricia Cassidy has about his mysterious death. ...
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FDA seeks pet owner help on dangerous jerky treatsOct 23, 2013 4:35 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are ho...
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Bartlett Halloween fun fest and parade set for SaturdayOct 22, 2013 11:06 am - The 5th annual Bartlett Heritage Days Halloween Fun Fest and parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Bartlett on Saturday, Oct. 26. Children, parents and ...
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Keep black felines safe from abuse this Halloween seasonOct 22, 2013 9:00 am - The season of ghosts and goblins has arrived. This is a fun, delightful time for those of us with small children who are still willing to dress in costume with the hope ...
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Can’t something be done about skunks?Oct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Arlington Heights stinks. And so do many Chicago area suburbs. I’m talking about skunks. The skunk problem in the suburbs has been growing over the last few years. The s...
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Crash tests dogs make the world safer for petsOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — To make the world safer for pets, Lindsey Wolko had to design an indestructible dog. Two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, her nonprofit Ce...
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Palatine Park District to hold pet food drive Oct. 14-26Oct 11, 2013 11:49 am - The Palatine Park District’s Service Committee has organized a pet food drive, “Feed Our Pets,” to run between Monday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 26. Items for dogs and...