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Mary Ann Minick Dedicates Life to Helping Others and Animals

By Megan Heurich | Jan. 18 at 11:19 a.m.

Mary Ann Minick’s Christmas card from 2010 is a beautiful picture of her, her husband and their nine dogs. Minick is the founder of the … Read more ›

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Spa Event Aims To Pamper Women While Helping Pets

By Liz Valliyil | Jan. 16 at 5:21 p.m.

Ladies – It’s the dead of winter… the holidays are over… old man winter has left his mark on our landscapes and us – in … Read more ›

Queenie was lost 2,100 miles from home near O'Hare in July. Her family hasn't given up hope of finding her.

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Oregon trucker still searching for dog lost near O'Hare on 7/20/11

By PACT Humane Society | Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:22 p.m.

Karl Ward, a long-distance truck driver from the state of Oregon, lost his dog "Queenie" on 7/20/11 while making a delivery in Wood Dale, IL. … Read more ›

Toby, winner of the best pooch costume at the Schaumburg Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade, relaxes on the cool October day. Toby is dressed as an Olympic gold medalist speed skater. (Photo submitted by the Schaumburg Park District)

Share photos of your costumed pets!

Oct. 18, 2011 at 8:38 a.m.

It’s not just children and adults getting into the Halloween spirit, pets get in on the action too. We want you to share photos of … Read more ›

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Presents for Pets Campaign

By Publisher | Sep. 14, 2011 at 5:20 p.m.

FLOOFINS & CO. PARTICIPATES IN NAPPS “PRESENTS 4 PETS” CAMPAIGN IN HONOR OF HSUS NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK With National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week … Read more ›

Join canine-focused activities at the fifth-annual "Ruff'n It" event at Greene Valley Forest Preserve.

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Canine Fun at "Ruff'n It" at Greene Valley Forest Preserve

By Forest Preserve District DuPage County | Sep. 2, 2011 at 3:03 p.m.

Calling all dogs! Fetch your favorite leash, wag your tail, and bring your human companion for some canine fun during the fifth-annual “Ruff’n It” at … Read more ›

Jeanette Schulz, executive director of On Angel's Wings, saved this dog from euthanization. He'll song go to an adoptive parent in Fox Lake. (Sheryl DeVore/Tribune)

On Angel’s Wings dream come true for pets and humans

By Sheryl DeVore | Aug. 29, 2011 at 7:02 a.m.

Inch Bug had two days left to live. It’s not that the 3-year-old Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix was sick. There just wasn’t enough room for the dog … Read more ›