Pets and Animals
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Programmers mark Earth Day with environmentally oriented showsApr 18, 2023 6:00 am - Saturday, April 22, marks the 54th Earth Day, and with it comes some noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming that celebrate the environment and all that...
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Good News Sunday: Meet Norbert, the skateboard-riding pig who really may have trained his ownerApr 16, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Vince Baran is living his dream, and hi...
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'You can't help but love him': Laid-back comfort dog newest member of Libertyville Police DepartmentApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - Canine Elwood hasn't been officially sworn in, but the newest member of the Libertyville Police Department goes to roll calls and already has won the hearts of officers ...
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Fermilab welcomes first baby bison of springApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - Only a cute and fuzzy baby bison could steal some of the spotlight from Fermilab's particle physicists. Those researchers are studying the elusive building blocks of the...
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Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Rescue has new location in ElginApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - For over 10 years, Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Rescue has been saving animals to give them a second chance at life. The 100%-foster and volunteer-based rescue has a new offi...
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Cook County offering low-cost rabies, tempers vaccines for petsApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control is kicking off its 2023 Partners in Prevention clinics beginning Saturday, April 15. Through early November, ARC...
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Meet Norbert, the skateboard-riding pig who really may have trained his ownerApr 11, 2023 5:00 am - Vince Baran is living his dream, and his wife, Alicen, is along for the ride. Fueling it, in part, is the Buffalo Grove couple's personable pet pig Norbert, whose skateb...
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Meet adoptable pets in Elgin April 22Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Hoof Woof and Meow Animal Rescue will hold a meet-and-greet with its adoptable pets on April 22 in Elgin. Foster parents and handlers will be on hand to answer question...
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Northbrook's Border Tails Rescue takes in 43 Chihuahuas from Indiana hoarding caseApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Border Tails Rescue, a 4-year-old nonprofit animal rescue and welfare organization in Northbrook, took in dozens of dogs March 22 after a house fire in northwest Indiana...
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A new home for Rocky: Work underway on larger enclosure for River Trail coyoteApr 06, 2023 5:00 am - For better or worse, a new coyote home is under construction at the River Trail Nature Center near Northbrook. Work is progressing on the 2,500-square-foot outdoor enclo...