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but surely the world changed for that one animal
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Placing Paws of Illinois was established in 2008 in Lake County Illinois with the goal of saving animals from high risk situations. Placing Paws has adopted nearly 2000 animals since it began.

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Angus

Angus

I got a phone call from Dr. Luaces and the conversation went something like this: Dr. L - "I have a good one for you" Me - Uh oh ... what this time? Dr. L - "a dog with horrible mange" Me - "What kind of dog? Dr. L - "a pit bull" Me- "Of course it's a pit bull!" Dr. L...

In Loving Memory . . . Jim Moore

In Loving Memory . . . Jim Moore

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you, Becky Palmieri's dad Jim Moore lost his hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer on August 12th, 2014.  Becky is one of the 4 founding members of Placing Paws and her family has been very involved and supportive of our...

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