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The recent eviction of a woman from her one-bedroom apartment in Wheaton has left the DuPage County Animal Care and Control Center with a warren of their own after 69 rabbits were discovered in the apartment. Kerry Vinkler, director of the center, said the oldest rabbit was 18 months and that all of the rabbits, save one, were in good condition. They're domesticated Dutch rabbits, which have a life expectancy of six to ten years. They're even the center's Pet Pick of the Week.

A couple in their 30s who were in the house claimed ownership of the dogs, Gannon said. Authorities declined to identify the couple.

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A play focusing on the efforts of animal rescuers following Hurricane Katrina has recently made the move from Los Angeles to the Chicago area. Because They Have No Words is based on co-writer Tim Maddock's personal experience rescuing animals in the aftermath of Katrina. Maddock also stars in the production, which is now appearing at Evanston's Piven Theatre. Of the differences between the version performed in L.A. and the new Piven Theatre version, Maddock says:

I think in this Piven version we also went further with the comedy. We weren't sure initially how humor would play in a story of one of this country's greatest tragedies, but it is such a part of who Lotti and I are as people that we couldn't silence it in our writing. Humor was also integral to how I 'survived' New Orleans, emotionally. It seems obvious, now, that people find the humor in this play refreshing, but at the time we weren't sure if it would be perceived as flippant or disrespectful.