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Pets and Animals
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House is full of hidden hazards for your feline
Dec 14, 2018 10:24 AM - Your house is full of hidden hazards that can harm your feline. And just when you think you have your feline friend safe from household dangers, something you overlooked pops up. -
Deafness no impediment to Elgin 'wonder dog' earning agility ribbons
Dec 13, 2018 6:28 AM - Marilou Haworth's Labrador retriever Selah was so quick to learn obedience commands and compete in agility contests that she earned the nickname "Selah the Wonder Dog." Only after three years did Haworth discover that her four-legged star couldn't hear a thing she was saying. -
Palatine library provides comfort dogs for high school studentsDec 9, 2018 4:22 PM - Comfort dogs will be available for high school students Dec. 17 at Palatine Public Library District.
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Humane society halfway to capital fundraising goalDec 6, 2018 10:55 AM - The West Suburban Humane Society has received more than $2 million in pledges toward a $4 million capital campaign goal to build a new shelter in Downers Grove.
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Starfish Animal Rescue to host benefit Dec. 9
Dec 3, 2018 12:29 PM - Starfish Animal Rescue in Batavia will hold a seventh annual bake sale, pizza lunch and gift basket raffle fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 9, at Riverside Pizza & Pub in St. Charles. -
Think about giving time, donations to Buddy
Nov 28, 2018 2:57 PM - The Buddy Foundation celebrates each season and holiday by the calendar because it seems that is what makes people happy, and, most importantly, what helps Buddy's animals the most. -
Conserving reptiles and amphibians discussed in LibertyvilleNov 25, 2018 5:31 PM - The status and conservation of Lake County's reptiles and amphibians will be the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave.
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Naturalist speaking on passenger pigeons, Kirtland's warblers and whooping cranesNov 25, 2018 5:33 PM - Author and naturalist Joel Greenberg will be the featured speaker on the fate of three birds -- passenger pigeons, Kirtland's warblers and whooping cranes -- at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 N. Elm St.
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Cook County 'Tails' program offers redemption for inmates, dogs
Nov 22, 2018 2:31 PM - Cookie was too big, too mixed and too surly to find a home. Until she joined Cook County's innovative "Tails of Redemption" program. Now she's on her way to becoming a law enforcement officer. Did we mention Cookie is a dog?
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Teach children the proper way to treat family pets
Nov 21, 2018 9:52 AM - Dogs make great companions for our children. Just make sure to teach them the proper way to take care of the family pet.
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