Articles filed under Pets and Animals
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birding
Nov 4, 2020 6:00 AM - Illinois Young Birders is a birding club for kids, teens and young adults ages 9 to 18. These kids eat, sleep and bird, and their field identification skills often surpass those of their elders.
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Best Bets: Go backstage virtually with Joffrey's 'Nutcracker'
Nov 5, 2020 10:02 AM - The Joffrey Ballet streams a virtual presentation of "Pulling Back the Curtain: The Nutcracker," the Morton Arboretum in Lisle hosts a Fall Beer Tasting this weekend and more. -
Cat fight: How to know when it's just play among felines
Nov 2, 2020 6:29 AM - Play fighting is part of an adult cat's daily activities in multiple feline households as an outlet for exercise and socialization. While it is normal for cats to chase each other and have wrestling matches, some pet parents wonder when play fighting is no longer playing and they should intervene. -
After wolves rebound across U.S. West, future up to voters
Oct 30, 2020 12:23 PM - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves. A pack of 35 named after a nearby snow-dusted promontory, Junction Butte, now were snoozing on a hillside above the carcass. Tourists dressed against the weather watched the pack through spotting scopes from about a mile away.
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Animals, people rescue each other in heartfelt 'That Animal Rescue Show'
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Luxury dog boarding, pet spa opens Tuesday in Wheeling
Oct 25, 2020 5:57 PM - A high-end dog boarding, daycare and spa resort opens Tuesday in Wheeling, offering luxury lodging suites, chauffeur and spa services and indoor and outdoor play areas. -
Pet parade celebrates howl-oween in Long Grove
Oct 25, 2020 5:24 PM - Downtown Long Grove hosted its third annual Pet Costume Parade on Sunday. About 80 dogs -- and at least one pig -- joined their human companions for the march. -
South Elgin opens new dog park SaturdayOct 22, 2020 6:24 PM - South Elgin officials will hold a scaled-back grand opening of their new dog park at County Park, 225 S. Water St. near the Trolley Museum, at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Halloween may be fun for humans but not for pets
Oct 19, 2020 6:00 AM - People may be celebrating Halloween a little differently this year because of COVID-19, but the holiday still has many of the same potential hazards for pets. The Pet Poison Helpline says it experiences a 12% increase in calls around Halloween. -
Crystal Lake hospice foster dog has Bucket List Adventure event Oct. 17
Oct 15, 2020 5:34 PM - Crystal Lake hospice foster dog Theo continues on his bucket list adventures on Saturday, Oct. 17, from noon to 3 p.m. at Miller's Dog-N-Suds, 517 Washington St. in Ingleside. The owner of Miller's Dog N Suds is generously reopening for one day postseason so Theo can "hang out." Please note: Dog N Suds isn't open to the public, but is open for people attending Theo's event.
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