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April is Animal Cruelty Prevention month (Photos)
April is Animal Cruelty Prevention month. Ironically, it is also Child Abuse Prevention month. Extensive studies have identified the correlation between animal abuse and other violent crimes including...
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Rescue spotlight: Almost Home Foundation (Photos)
Almost Home Foundation (AHF) is a 501c3 rescue for both dogs and cats based out of Elk Grove Village. The rescue was started by five caring individuals who wanted to do something to help save more...
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Mom and pup urgently need a foster home! (Photos)
Somewhere in Alabama waits a momma dog and her pup. They sit on a cold concrete floor, with metal bars as the only window to the life for which they long. They've watched as families come in looking...
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UPDATE 4/12/11 Kane County considers charging to walk your dogs
UPDATE 4/12/11 After receiving considerable backlash from citzens, Kane County commissioners decided today (4/12/11) to take the proposed fees for using the dog parks out of their budget. Instead,...
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Rescue spotlight: Foster 2 Home (Photos)
A new-comer to the dog rescues in the western suburbs is Foster 2 Home (F2H). Though the rescue is new, pulling their first rescue in December 2010, the team is an experienced group of animal lovers...
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Warning: Suffocation risk for pets (Photos)
Everyone knows you don't let babies and children play with plastic bags for fear of suffocation and death. Who ever thought this applies to chip bags as well? More so, to dogs? Those bags of Cheetos...
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The Great American Mutt Show (Photos)
Who among us hasn't looked at that scruffy mix of a pup and thought, “How cute!” Somehow, the mixes end up with all the best qualities of the purebreds, as if nature knows better. This weekend...
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Fleas and ticks and heartworms, oh my
Bright sunshine, blue skies, warm breezes blowing-spring is FINALLY here in the Aurora area! But it comes with a price for your pets. Fleas, ticks and heartworm run rampant in Illinois. What should...
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June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month (Photos)
As you may have heard, June is “Adopt a Shelter Cat” month. Why should you adopt from a shelter? Isn't better to buy a kitten from a pet store? NO!And here's the...
View ArticleHeat stroke can be deadly to dogs
With the soaring temperatures in the area for the past few days, Aboretum View Animal Hospital in Lisle reports the deaths of 3 dogs due to heat stroke.Heat stroke is a very serious condition that can...
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Don't shop-ADOPT!
I was at the vet's office recently with a rescue dog I was providing transport for. Her recent diagnosis of heartworm positive rested heavily on my shoulders. Her emaciated body, obvious recent litter...
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Dental health for your dogs (Photos)
Dental issues/oral disease are the top diagnosis of health problems in dogs. According to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), 80% of dogs show signs of oral disease by age 3. Smaller and...
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Arm & Hammer partners with PAWS Chicago for Adopt a Shelter Cat month
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month. Arm & Hammer has partnered with PAWS Chicago to make it a fantasic month for homeless kitties in Chicago. Along with a generous donation to PAWS Chicago, Arm...
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Pet safety and the 4th of July
We think they're beautiful, dogs think they're the start of the apocalypse. Fireworks-a dogs (and cats, horses and other pets) worst nightmare. With the upcoming holiday, pet safety cannot be stressed...
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Save the date! Foster2Home Inc presents: Dogs Got Talent (Photos)
Summer weekends fill up fast so mark your calenders now before you forget! On Sunday, August 28th, Foster2Home, Inc is holding an amazing fundraiser that promises to be an unforgettable afternoon....
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Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month (Photos)
October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month! Can you do your part in saving a life this month? In the Chicagoland area there are multitudes of homeless dogs, in shelters, rescues and on the streets, all...
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Halloween pet safety
Halloween is just 2 ½ weeks away. It has become the second largest holiday in the US. With this in mind, do you know how to protect your pets? Scary ghosts and goblins are not the only threat to your...
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Adopt-a-thon Weekend at Petsmart (Photos)
Petsmart Charities is sponsoring an adoptathon this weekend (Nov. 11-13, 2011) at stores across America. Foster2Home will be at the Petsmart in Vernon Hills from 11a-3p with many of their adoptable...
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Aurora Animal Control reinforces Pit bull myths!
Are you aware of Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)? It's a law that is passed to keep certain breeds of dogs from being owned in various communities. Those breeds typically include American Pit Bull...
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February is Spay/Neuter Awareness month
A staggering 6 million dogs and cats die each year in animal shelters across the country waiting for new homes. At least as many are forced to live on the streets, facing disease, hunger, injury and...
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