Category Archives: Animal Corner

The nonprofit group New Leash on Life in Crown Point announces a "Raise the Woof" event for a new no-kill animal shelter in Crown Point. The event is scheduled for Saturday December 7, 2024, 12noon to...

In Lake County, an adoption, fundraiser, and food drive will be held to help rescue animals in northwest Indiana. K9 Rescue Mission in Schererville announces they will be holding an adoption, fundrais...

In Valparaiso, Humane Indiana Wildlife's Festival of Owls is happening Saturday November 16, 2024, at the Porter County Expo Center at State Road 49 and Division Road. The 9th annual event will be fro...

In northern Indiana, Shirley Heinze Land Trust announced 19 recipients across Lake, Porter, La Porte, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties in its Bringing Nature Home program for 2024. Each year the nonp...

In Chesterton, funeral services were this week for retired Indiana University Northwest Professor of Geology and "Birds of the Indiana Dunes" author Dr. Kenneth Brock. Dr. Brock, a recipient of the st...

Castle Subaru in Portage announces their 8th annual "Subaru Loves Pets" adoption event is happening Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Founders Square Park on West Main Street in Portage, Indiana. Free mi...

In Illinois, PAWS Chicago is caring for more than 20 rescue dogs relocated by Hurricane Helene. Twenty-one canines arrived at the shelter Thursday, October 10, 2024, from Tennessee after floods ravage...

In Porter County, a Lake Michigan shoreside community has been recognized again for its efforts to look out for area birds. Indiana Audubon say it has recertified Beverly Shores as a Bird Town Indiana...

In Valparaiso, Four Corners Winery is hosting its fourth annual Pet Costume Contest with $10 entry fee proceeds going to the Porter County Animal Shelter. The event is 12 noon to 4 pm on Sunday, Octob...

In Lake County, art activities and guided hikes will be part of a free "Wetlands and Watercolors" Nature in the Arts event, 10 am to 1 pm Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve...