A Woodstock-based animal rescue group recently saved 59 ponies from a “dire” hoarding situation that was described as a “heart-wrenching” scene of neglect and suffering. The Hooved Animal Humane Society (HAHS) said they were called to a sprawling 30-acre property in southern Illinois for a “heart-wrenching but inspiring rescue mission.” The scene that greeted the […]
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Firefighters, police, community come together to rescue stuck horse in Barrington Hills
The police and fire departments along with animal rescue and community members helped rescue a horse who was stuck in the ground in Barrington Hills. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Barrington Hills Police Department received the call around 12 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of West County Line Road in Barrington Hills. The […]
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North Chicago firefighters rescue horse that got stuck after jumping out of trailer
Firefighters in North Chicago hoisted a horse to safety after it jumped halfway out of a trailer and got stuck, fire officials said. North Chicago Fire Department Chief Dell Urban called the incident an “unusual, once in a career scenario.” Firefighters were called at 7 a.m. on Wednesday to the Full Moon Family Restaurant, 1300 Skokie […]