Pets and Animals
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Schaumburg Petco hosts mega dog adoption eventOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - The Elmhurst and Schaumburg Petco stores are hosting a mega adoption event to help provide homes to 200 dogs that were recently scheduled to be euthanized in rural Oklah...
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Explosion of groups training dogs for veterans causes tensionOct 14, 2012 8:11 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stories like Jim Stanek’s are common and quickly multiplying: An Iraqi war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he...
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Animals get wild at doggy Halloween partiesOct 07, 2012 7:51 am - LOS ANGELES — Fifteen dogs attended Sue Subkow’s first Halloween party in 2005. Half wore costumes, half were naked and all went home in about an hour. The next year, tu...
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Adam Blackmore got neighbors, relatives to chip in toward donationsOct 04, 2012 5:09 pm - A poster he saw at Williamsburg Elementary School inspired a Geneva boy to spend his summer raising money to help pets in need. The poster was soliciting donations of su...
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Addison UPS drivers get walking lesson from penguinOct 04, 2012 12:00 pm - Rare are the moments that a shuffling penguin takes a spill on the ice. Less rare, however, are the slips and falls by UPS drivers delivering packages during the slipper...
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As pets, runts can be the star of the litterSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — For puppies and kittens, size really does matter. Shelters say smaller animals get adopted faster, and animal experts say the runt of a litter tends to be ...
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No warning signs of animal cruelty in Elgin homeSep 28, 2012 6:00 pm - The Elgin house where dozens of dead cats and other animal carcasses were found this week had been on the city code enforcement office's radar for years. The most recent...
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When preparing for a disaster, include your petSep 23, 2012 6:35 am - September has been designated as National Preparedness Month by the Department of Homeland Security. With the hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods and international inc...
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Bobcats take up residence in Cosley Zoo's new exhibitSep 22, 2012 10:00 am - A pair of bobcats are taking center stage this week in Wheaton following the unveiling of Cosley Zoo's first new wildlife exhibit since the late 1990s. The 10-year-old ...
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Groups lend a hand to teachers with classroom petsSep 22, 2012 7:53 am - LOS ANGELES — For many children, their first pet is a virtual one. Experts say many children who enter the first grade can play video games but few have a pet to play wi...