Reindeer games at Santa’s Village

Reindeer games at Santa’s Village

EAST DUNDEE â€" Kyle Wilson is used to explaining to parents that yes, reindeer are real.Kids, he said, understand without question that reindeer are real animals, related to deer but similar to cattle.Their parents, however, raised with the ideal of Santa Claus and his “eight tiny reindeer” â€" followed by their eventual discovery that Santa might not be real â€" are more pessimistic.“They will ask ...

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SD reports drop in animal rabies cases

The Associated Press The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota's state epidemiologist says animal rabies cases dropped in 2010. The Department of Health's Lon Kightlinger says South Dakota had 32 rabid animal cases in 2010, down from 53 the previous year. Nine of those cases were domestic animals. Kightlinger says it's important for people to keep their pets vaccinated because rabies is ...

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Deputies Seize Children, Rescue Animals At Home

Six children are in the Department of Human Service’s care, and more than 60 dogs, cats, goats and even ducks were rescued from a Bloomer residence Friday.

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Would we pay more for eggs from free-run chickens?

Suppose your local grocery store had traditionally gone about its business and sold only eggs from hens raised in traditional cages, the ones about the same size as the chickens themselves. These cages are abhorred by animal rights’ advocates because they offer animals limited space, but are generally accepted by Canadian egg farmers who believe they meet the animals’ needs.

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