Pets and Animals
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Festival for Animals celebrates pets with music, fun activitiesSep 08, 2021 5:00 am - Pet lovers should mark their calendars for Sunday, Sept. 26 for Anderson Humane's annual Festival for Animals event (formerly named Pets-A-Palooza). The organization is ...
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Birders invited to pull up a chair for Big Sit atop Cantigny's Butterfly HillSep 07, 2021 6:00 am - There are many ways to birdwatch, making the hobby accessible for just about everybody. It's one of the best things about birding - you can do it anywhere, at any time. ...
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Pet parents, pay attention: Cats are adept at hiding illnessesSep 06, 2021 6:00 am - In order to survive in the wild, cats evolved to hide signs of illness, injury or pain. As a result, by the time your cat shows obvious symptoms that something is wrong,...
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Who's top dog? People, pups travel to Naperville to find outSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - Some of the nation's top four-legged athletes made their way to the suburbs this weekend to compete for the title of top dog at the Ashley Whippet Invitational. Held at ...
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'Justice for Ludwig' campaign boosts social media support for Wayne dog that was shot
Sep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Drive through Wayne and you'll see "Justice for Ludwig" signs with a photo of the white Dogo Argentino dog that was shot to death last month. The same signs are showing ...
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Suggestions on how to help alleviate your feline's stressSep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - How can you tell if your feline is under stress? Can you identify the source so you can eliminate or lessen it? The source of the stress will often dictate the remedy. I...
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Watch: A deer is finally freed, with some sedation, from a rope swing in BarringtonSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - When Lake County sheriff's deputy Tommy Flores got the call regarding a rope and an entangled deer, he thought the animal might have wrapped itself around a tree. Inste...
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Villa Park aims to break world record for 'largest dog wedding ceremony'Aug 28, 2021 1:00 am - Villa Park is calling all dogs with matrimony on their minds. An attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the “largest dog wedding ceremony” is set for 10 a.m. Sep...
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Palatine's Second City Canine Rescue hopes to score a touchdown with Tailgate for Tails fundraiserAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - Football and fundraising make a winning combination during Second City Canine Rescue's Tailgate for Tails event. Bear down and help some pooches Sunday, Sept. 19, at Dur...
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'My heart melted when I saw it': People are driving hours to see rare hummingbird in MundeleinAug 26, 2021 5:20 am - A rare hummingbird, reportedly seen only once before in Illinois, was spotted at a Mundelein couple's backyard bird feeder. Word traveled among the birding community tha...