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Pets and Animals
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Animals can go from pets to pests when released in the wild
Aug 16, 2019 3:02 PM - Naturalist Valerie Blaine takes a look at why releasing pets like snakes, turtles or even goldfish into the wild is not a good idea.
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Three simple ingredients can de-skunk your dog
Aug 15, 2019 9:39 AM - Wild animals are on the move this time of year, especially the skunks. Here's what you need to know if your dog meets up with these gentle, yet smelly, creatures. -
Marian Central grad nurses severely burned horse to a blue ribbon
Aug 14, 2019 6:32 PM - When Avery Carlson rescued a severely burned horse from a kill pen in Oklahoma, she never thought that horse would become well enough not just to ride, but to win a blue ribbon in competition. But under Avery's guidance, that's exactly what happened. -
Fifth annual 'Clear the Shelters' event set for Aug. 17 in Aurora
Aug 14, 2019 12:52 PM - Aurora Animal Care and Control, along with animal shelters across the country, is collaborating with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need during the fifth annual "Clear the Shelters" event. -
Municipalities nationwide grapple with bans on pet pigs
Aug 12, 2019 11:15 AM - Pig owners, who insist their pets are every bit as suitable as dogs and cats, are increasingly fighting zoning laws that they consider outdated.
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Police dog Dax wins more awards, finds missing man
Aug 10, 2019 6:34 PM - Dax, a police dog for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, fresh off picking up a slew of awards at a dog trial in Michigan, located a missing man unconscious in heavy brush in Vernon Hills early Saturday on his first shift after returning to duty. -
Crawdad or crayfish? Meet this resourceful freshwater crustacean
Aug 12, 2019 6:58 AM - It has pincers, it digs burrows and it can live in a variety of wet habitats. Meet the freshwater crustacean known as the crayfish, crawdad or crawfish. -
Bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" to visit Wauconda
Aug 8, 2019 7:10 PM - Garth Stein, author of the bestselling book "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will pay Wauconda a visit this fall. -
Aurora woman charged with cruelty after dog dies from heat stroke
Aug 8, 2019 5:39 PM - A 34-year-old Aurora woman was charged with felony cruelty to animals after, authorities said, she left her pit bull tied to a pole outside her house with no water or shade on a 90-plus degree day, causing its death from heat stroke. Krystle S. Noriega is due in court Sept. 5 and faces a sentence ranging from probation to up to three years in prison in convicted. -
Clear the Shelters Day set for Aug. 17 at McHenry County Animal ControlAug 8, 2019 9:45 PM - The McHenry County Animal Control and Adoption Center will participate in the fifth annual Clear the Shelters Day on Saturday, Aug. 17.
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