Pets and Animals
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Tough winter forces owls south in hunt for foodMar 13, 2013 3:20 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife rehabilitation ...
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Cat sterilization $11 in Des PlainesMar 13, 2013 1:53 pm - Feral Feline Project is offering $11 cat sterilizations for any feral or pet cats living in the Des Plaines 60018 ZIP code, thanks to a grant from PetSmart Charities. Re...
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Chicagoland Pet Expo at Arlington racetrack March 15-17Mar 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Pets of all stripes are on display this weekend for the 21st annual Chicagoland Family Pet Expo at Arlington Park Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave. in Arlington Heights. I...
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Field Museum exhibit lights up glowing creatures, plantsMar 10, 2013 5:00 am - You know him. Swaggering around, on the hunt for the opposite sex. The minute there's any encouragement, he beams at her and makes his move. Typical Phausis reticulata. ...
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Palatine bans two pit bulls accused of biting dogMar 07, 2013 3:21 pm - Two pit bulls have been permanently banned from Palatine, according to an agreed order of the village’s Animal Safety Commission. Village attorney Patrick Brankin said ...
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Some people food can be healthy snacks for your petMar 07, 2013 8:59 am - Obesity in animals is becoming an epidemic. The answer is a healthy diet and regular exercise for those pets that need to shed a little weight, or even those that have r...
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Games and toys can keep your pets happyMar 03, 2013 5:00 am - Our dogs are often as fat as we are, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Family cats can look like furry ottomans. At Tufts University, they’ve set ...
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Smiling polar bear cub debuts at N.Y. zooMar 02, 2013 6:17 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ BUFFALO, N.Y. — A smiling, playful 3-month-old polar bear cub has made its public debut at the Buffalo Zoo in western N...
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Ban on killing wolves spurs nonlethal optionsMar 02, 2013 2:58 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a...
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Owner: Dog may have been poisoned at WestminsterMar 01, 2013 6:41 am - NEW YORK — A dog owner says she thinks there’s a chance her prized pet was deliberately poisoned while competing at the Westminster Kennel Club show, causing it to die s...